Pianist Peter Katin's career spans 50 years of music making, with a retrospective prepared by the pianist himself covering works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, and Chopin.
Interpretation
Peter Katin's playing on period instruments, such as the Clementi square piano, is noted for its undemonstrative and unfailingly musical quality, with the delicate sound of the instrument being a decided asset.
Album & Artwork
The album 'Chopin First and Last' presents works from the beginning and end of Chopin's tragically short composing career, performed on a period Collard & Collard square piano.
Instruments
Several recordings feature Peter Katin playing on period instruments, including a Clementi square piano from 1832 for Schubert's works and a Collard & Collard square piano for Chopin.
Critical Reception
Peter Katin has been recognized as a leading British virtuoso, on par with pianists like Solomon and Clifford Curzon, for his direct, inflected, and stylistically effective pianism.
Album & Artwork
One album, 'Clementi on Clementi,' features four of Clementi's groundbreaking sonatas played on a period instrument made by his family's firm.
Critical Reception
Peter Katin's interpretation of Liszt's Piano Sonata has been described as having 'demonic rage' and being 'astonishing,' prompting listeners to 'hear and wonder at' it.
