This record is so astonishing, however, that I might just give Chopin another try. It comes down to repertoire, as he made his name in Chopin, which is never going to get my attention. Blechacz is not as young as he looks, so I wondered why I had been unaware of him, even though he has won multiple competitions and was only the second Polish pianist in history to get an exclusive contract with DG. There is command of tempo and timbre, as you would expect, but also spontaneity, warmth, and even joy, all of which make the music feel new. Even if you have an aversion to Bach on modern piano, I urge you to check Blechacz out in the Italian Concerto, Partitas 1 and 3, and the shorter works here. Then someone like Blechacz comes along, on Deutsche Gramophon no less (yellow banner and all), playing such a well-conceived program of Bach and playing it so goddamned beautifully that my walls come tumbling down.
Rafal Blechacz - Johann Sebastian BachIf you want to wind me up, get me talking about the endless recordings of canonical works, many of which already have several brilliant interpretations from which to choose.
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