Ich konnte bislang mit Rachmaninoffs berühmten dritten Kalvierkonzert wenig anfangen, auch die Neuaufnahmen von Trifonov und Yuja Wang haben mich nicht wirklich begeistert. Jetzt bin ich auf eine Einspielung von Anna Federova gestoßen, die mich sofort in den Bann zog und die mit großer Anteilnahme gespielt ist. So habe ich das noch nicht gehört! An den anderen Aufnahmen Federvos auf Spotify bin ich bislang nicht hängen geblieben, aber hier spielt sie wie um ihr Leben. Faszinierend! Reinhören lohnt sich, auch im Orchester hört man mehr als sonst.
Interessant auch der Text der Pianistin zu den Aufnahme, den ich hier zitieren möchte.
“As I am writing this, we are almost one year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Many people think we should not perform Russian music for a while, but I find performing his music very important nowadays, not just because his music is so beautiful, powerful and emotionally fulfilling, but also because of his story: he himself was a victim of the Russian state. During the 1917 revolution, he was forced to flee his home country with his family and then spent the rest of his life in the USA. His music is a glorious part of humanity’s shared heritage and we need Rachmaninoff by our side fighting for life, humanity and all that is good in this world!
Rachmaninoff’s Third piano concerto is one of the grandest piano concertos ever written. It has incredible compelling power and demands mobilisation of all the physical, creative and emotional abilities from both soloist and orchestra. Some moments feel as if you are climbing a mountain, but then always comes the moment of reaching the highest peak with an incredible sensation of breathtaking freedom, power and the feeling of wings growing behind your back! At the same time this composition is very romantic and intimate by its nature, sort of a lyrical confession from the composer.
The solo piano piece The Messenger was written by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, soon after his wife passed away. In the silence he kept hearing this simple pure Mozartian melody, it was coming to him as a message from above. The Messenger is a musical meditation which connects our world with heaven. It is a thought for my country and fellow Ukrainians and an eternal message of light, peace and hope for the future.”
- Anna Fedorova, February 2023


