Reviews

Sanna Vaarni’s Janacek stands up to comparison – especially in its recording

It is challenging to find lines in Janáček’s late romantic, discursively fragmented music, but Vaarni’s interpretation stands up to comparison.

New review on Klassik Heute

New review on the Klassik Heute website. Read the full review: http://www.klassik-heute.de/4daction/www_medien_einzeln?id=24944

Sanna Vaarni’s new piano CD dedicated to Takemitsu and Messiaen – CorriereBit

Finnish composer Sanna Vaarni’s new piano CD, Les yeux clos, was released by Stradivarius in January. It offers an interesting comparison between two 20th-century musicians born in opposite places: Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996) and French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992).

Here is a new beautiful review on the magazine “PianoNews”

Since the Paris World Exhibition of 1889, French composers have been fascinated by Asian art and music.

New review on Clic Magazine

Ce couplage inédit de deux composititeurs éminents du vingtiéme siècle appartenant à deux univers distincts, Orient/Occident

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Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu describes Messiaen as his spiritual mentor, saying that «among the many things I have learned from his music, the concept and experience of the color and form of time will be unforgettable».

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(in italian) La pianista Sanna Vaarni ha scelto di porre a confronto composizioni di Olivier Messiaen e Töru Takemitsu, scelte per cercare punti di contatto tra i due autori e, per estensione, fra la cultura musicale occidentale e orientale.

Review: Fanfare, Scott Noriega

I love nothing more than inspired performances and intelligent programming. And that is exactly what Finnish pianist Sanna Vaarni has provided for listeners here.

On records: Sanna Vaarni explores the Italian ‘900

(in italian) La pianista finlandese in una selezione di miniature che tocca Malipiero, Rota, Dallapiccola, Catelnuovo-Tedesco, Scelsi

Sanna Vaarni’s Illustrious “Illustrazioni”

This musically diverse representation of 20th-century piano music by Italian composers is a model of intelligent programming, scrupulous pianism, and committed musicianship.