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Pianist Rihards Plesanovs' debut album is an eclectic mix of works including those by Ligeti. Zemzaris, Say, Leimane, Vasks and Messiaen. "None of us is a completely open book to the world, but Rihards Plesanovs is a particularly mysterious man. I have no idea whether he knows how, during conversations, his eyes tend to linger for a while on one or another of his interlocutors, and that this fixed, observant gaze like that of a forest bird makes one wonder what is really going on in the chambers of his mind. One could begin with a different introductory paragraph, but while the music chosen for this first solo album does not specifically provide answers, it does give a better sense of what lies at the core of this person known as Rihards Plesanovs, and albums like this are always a particular delight. Works by Ligeti and Messiaen serve as a nucleus for the album's content, with the other components derived from them". - Orests Silabriedis
Pianist Rihards Plesanovs' debut album is an eclectic mix of works including those by Ligeti. Zemzaris, Say, Leimane, Vasks and Messiaen. "None of us is a completely open book to the world, but Rihards Plesanovs is a particularly mysterious man. I have no idea whether he knows how, during conversations, his eyes tend to linger for a while on one or another of his interlocutors, and that this fixed, observant gaze like that of a forest bird makes one wonder what is really going on in the chambers of his mind. One could begin with a different introductory paragraph, but while the music chosen for this first solo album does not specifically provide answers, it does give a better sense of what lies at the core of this person known as Rihards Plesanovs, and albums like this are always a particular delight. Works by Ligeti and Messiaen serve as a nucleus for the album's content, with the other components derived from them". - Orests Silabriedis
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Format: CD
Label: IMPORTS
Rel. Date: 02/24/2023
UPC: 4751025441175

Les Flexibles (Uk)
Artist: Rihards Plesanovs
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: I Allegro
2. Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: II Andantino
3. Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: III Moderato
4. Ligeti: Fanfares Etude
5. Skumju Bralis/ Melancholy Brother
6. Fazil Say: Black Earth
7. Linda Leimane: Les Flexibles
8. Barna Sapyns / Child's Dream
9. Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L'enfant-Jesus: XV Le Baiser de L'enfant-Jesus
10. Ligeti: L'escalier Du Diable Etude
11. Morning in a Land of Introverts
12. Vasks: Balta Ainava / White Scenery
13. Edgars Raginskis: Maza Elektroniska Muzika / Small Electronic Music
14. Mushroom Rhapsodyinga
15. Rihards Plesanovs: Mushroom Rhapsody for Prepared Audio Recording and Piano

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Pianist Rihards Plesanovs' debut album is an eclectic mix of works including those by Ligeti. Zemzaris, Say, Leimane, Vasks and Messiaen. "None of us is a completely open book to the world, but Rihards Plesanovs is a particularly mysterious man. I have no idea whether he knows how, during conversations, his eyes tend to linger for a while on one or another of his interlocutors, and that this fixed, observant gaze like that of a forest bird makes one wonder what is really going on in the chambers of his mind. One could begin with a different introductory paragraph, but while the music chosen for this first solo album does not specifically provide answers, it does give a better sense of what lies at the core of this person known as Rihards Plesanovs, and albums like this are always a particular delight. Works by Ligeti and Messiaen serve as a nucleus for the album's content, with the other components derived from them". - Orests Silabriedis
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