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Credo

Description

This surprising program is a joy through and through. It begins with a 1985 work by John Corigliano (Fantasia on an Ostinato) that uses the slow-movement theme from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and then later flies off into wonderfully emotion-filled directions. Next come Beethoven's "Tempest" sonata, played with just the right drama, and his fabulous "Choral Fantasy," op. 80, which is part sonata, part study for the 9th symphony. Pianist Grimaud plays the Fantasy with alternating delicacy and power, and the CD ends with Arvo Pärt's Credo, scored for piano solo, mixed chorus, and orchestra. This last piece is rich and complex, and in some ways encompasses the previous works' emotions and textures; those who think of Pärt as the quiet, holy minimalist, are in for a treat, and perhaps shock. Grimaud is simply magnificent regardless of the century or style; the beauty of her tone is surpassed only by its expressiveness. Esa Pekka Salonen leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir handsomely. This is a very special disc, a must for your collection. --Robert Levine

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-05
Summary: "A unique and amazing piece of music"

I'm neither a musical scholar nor classical expert, nevertheless I feel compelled to offer my opinion about this recording. In short, for me it is stunning in its drama, boldness, and sheer beauty. It is a CD that's a permanent fixture in my car's changer, one that I'm always excited to hear when its turn comes around once more. It connects to the soul like few others, at least for me. At times it goes places where I say to myself, "Wow, you can't be serious". At times it seems utterly crazy, and then transitions to the utterly sublime. Masters at play, all.

Thank you Corigliano, Beethoven, Part, and especially Grimaud, orchestra, and choir for the amazing performance.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-11-11
Summary: "A comment on Part's mighty "Credo""

This Deutsche Grammophon disc showing off the talents of Helene Grimaud contains pieces by two other composers, but in this review I wish to say a little something about the contribution of Arvo Part. "Credo" for piano, orchestra and choir (1968) was the last piece that the composer wrote before entering a long hiatus. While Part is generally known for the calm and contemplative music he began writing in the mid-1970s, during the previous decade he was an enfant terrible of Soviet music, wielding modernist tools like serialism and aleatorism. The form of his cello concerto and his second symphony juxtapose references to tonal classics with the harshest dissonance.

"Credo", the next large work Part wrote, follows these same lines. At the beginning, the choir and orchestra intone an initial statement in a glorious major scale. Soon, however, the piece collapses, with the choir able to utter hardly more than a syllable before the orchestra answers with hammering dissonant chords. This is a noisy piece, considerably more so than anything else Part wrote during his immersion in the avant-garde. The role of the piano is essentially to bring peace at the end of the work, functioning similarly to the last movement of Alfred Schnittke's "Piano Quintet" with its soft ascending lines, then joining with the choir to express an ecstatic ending. "Credo" infuriated the Soviet music powers, but less so with its modernism than with what the choir proudly sings at the opening of the piece is "I believe in Jesus Christ". All in all, "Credo" is a testament to the perennial vigor and ultimate victory of Christian belief. Even if you are a conservative listener, don't let its dissonance scare you away, for it is used to tell a story, one that is ultimately very uplifting indeed.

I recently dedicated much time to Arvo Part's early music through a Virgin Classics disc where Paavo Jarvi leads the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. I'd recommend hearing those works first, as the context of Part's maturation as a composer and his frustration with Soviet musical life help one get even more out of "Credo".

This performance by Grimaud and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen beats the older performance by Boris Berman et al. on a Chandos disc in performance and audio quality. Salonen was once disparaging about the composers he termed "Baltic monks", but he handles "Credo" with finesse and one wishes he performed more of Part's knottier music.

Should I ever follow the works of Beethoven or Corigliano, I will update this review. However, as I came to this disc while exploring the whole of Arvo Part's career, I thought my experiences might prove useful for specifically Part fans.

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2009-10-17
Summary: "wonderful performances, but wait.."

Absolutely horrible clipping in the Choral Fantasy. Clipping distortion and hard limiting in a new recording is outrageous! Unacceptable.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-09-12
Summary: "Impressive"

While born in France, pianist Helene Grimaud is compleley at home in the Germanic culture and repertoire of Bach and Beethoven having lived there for years (now residing in USA). Her Bach disc of 2008 is a compelling display of her wide pallete but with a gravitas required of any good Bach playing.

Here on her earlier "Credo," Ms. Grimaud brings to life Beethoven's famous "Tempest" with an ear-catching artistry. One thing you will hear immediately is a fabulous clarity of textures that jumps out of the speakers and a fluidity of tempo that seems just right. While I love Brendel's version of the Tempest, Grimaud's reading always stirs me.

The other piece written by Beethoven here is a rather unique creation (piano concerto/choral fantasy) while the other fantasy piece by American composure Corigliano is as vivacious as it is mysterious. Grimaud brings it to life with a freedom that allows its fantasy aspects to permeate. As far as Arvo Part, I cannot offer much opinion as its just not my thing at this time.

This is a fine disc by an impressive pianist recorded in beatutiful, powerful sound that displays really crisp and clear piano textures that add to the experiece. Also be sure to check out Grimaud's 2008 Bach recording as it may well be her best to date.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2007-05-16
Summary: "Bad mixture."

This CD has only 2 recordings worth to be included in one CD:
* Piano Sonata nº 17 and the Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra op 80
Nº 1 and 7 have no relationahip whatsoever to be included with the Nbrs 2 > 6 . The Credo itself, which I did not like, is an impossible job to be mixed with Beethoven.
So, calling the CD "CREDO" only misleads .

Thank you.

EWQ