Critics
"It's convincing in this solo piano version which Vincent Larderet delivers masterfully. Larderet is also effective in bringing his insights into each of the pieces. He then seamlessly leads the listener from one section to another. At times the music sounds as its origins were with the piano. This is testimony of Larderet's craft. The music suggests a live performance, an aspect of the recording that is laudable in itself. Solid reading and persuasive interpretations."
Musicweb International (USA), September 2011, James L. Zychowicz
"(...) Necesita, eso sí, una buena dosis de concentración por parte del oyente, y es de suponer que también de la del intérprete, en este caso el joven Vincent Larderet, quien se desenvuelve sin problemas desde el punto de vista técnico—rico su sonido, admirable la claridad—y sabe ofrecer la atmósfera cargada que estas partituras necesitan respirando de modo pausado y sin caer en el hedonismo más o menos decorativo; no hay intención alguna de hacer esta música “fácil”, sino de ofrecerla con toda su carga intelectual y su desconcertante ambigüedad expresiva. A destacar que se incluye la primera grabación mundial de la versión pianística del ballet La Tragédie de Salomé, una transcripción realizada por el propio autor con tanta excelencia que en ningún momento se echa en falta la masa orquestal."
Ritmo (Spain), June 2011, Fernando López Vargas-Machuca
"Angesichts dieser fulminanten CD darf man von einer kleinen Sensation sprechen. Die hier eingespielten Klavierwerke des französischen Komponisten und Freundes von Maurice Ravel Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) sind schlicht eine Entdeckung, vor allem, wenn sie so intensiv und technisch lupenrein gespielt werden wie auf dieser herrlichen CD."
Piano News (Germany), May-June 2011, Burkhard Schäfer
"Schmitt's Mirages is a bit of impressionism in the Debussy mold, combined with some highly virtuosic requirements, which Larderet handles very well. The disc gets a +++ rating for very fine playing."
Transcentury (USA), 2011
" An event that turns into a revelation: the piano version of La Tragédie de Salomé is simply, as an equal to Gaspard de la nuit, the absolute masterpiece of French piano literature. "
"MAESTRO" Pianiste n°68 (France), May-June 2011
" ... He makes the piano compare to an orchestra, and let us wonder whether he hasn't got some third hand available. (...) It's understandable that he holds us spellbound from the first to the very last measure, expressing all the expected sensuality, mystery and demonic frenzy. (...) As long as Florent Schmitt is not acknowledged, the vision of the 20th century French music will remain skewed. Vincent Larderet helps initiate this rehabilitation very promisingly. "
"CHOC" Classica n°131 (France), April 2011, Michel Fleury
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