The album title, "Voltiges" (Acrobatics), refers to the virtuosity displayed by the artist, transforming the concert stage into a circus big top.
Composer Biography
Father Komitas, an Armenian priest, composer, choirmaster, and ethnomusicologist, is considered the Patriarch of Armenian music and survived the 1915 genocide.
Instruments
This recording uses the Stephen Paulello Opus 102 piano, which is designed to achieve great power and sustain without compromising touch sensitivity.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt, a composer known for his virtuosity, paradoxically viewed it as a "guilty passion" and a "deceptive seduction," despite his own contributions to the genre.
Compositional Technique
Virtuosity is described as an art of 'doing' rather than primarily intellectual, often involving rewriting, arrangement, and paraphrase of existing works.
Performer Biography
Tristan Pfaff, the pianist on this album, is recognized as one of the greatest keyboard masters of his generation and has performed in prestigious venues worldwide.
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