Alexander Dmitriev is an eminent figure in the accordion world. One of the leading accordionists and pedagogues in Russia. Alexander Dmitriev is also very well known internationally. Currently, Dmitriev holds a teaching position at the "Korsakov" Conservatorium of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia, conducts masterclasses and performs and adjudicates both nationally and internationally. Dmitriev also actively records and publishes albums with a pedagogical accordion repertoire. Dmitriev's program for this recording is built in historical order as it starts with baroque works then goes through the romantic period and finishes with modern pieces. It is not often that all the necessary qualities that make an exceptional artist are combined in one person and Dmitriev possesses all of these qualities that make him an Artist with a capital "A". It would be rather bold to say "it is perfect" about one artist's performance, but I will take that liberty and say "it is PERFECT!" I believe, there is nothing to be added nor taken away from his performance. Dmitriev plays with that perfect sense of measure: stylistically, dramatically, tempo wise, sensibility and articulation wise. And - I have to mention it - breathtaking technically. Dmitriev has total and absolute technical freedom. He opens up his performance with big polyphonic paintings: Bach's Fantasy and Fugue in G minor and Prelude and Fugue in E Minor and Frank's Pastorale in F Major, and performs these philosophical works with great depth and absolute understanding. Baroque miniatures by Scarlatti and Rameau are performed with extraordinary charm and refinement, stylistically immaculate. This artist's maestral virtuosity is fully shown in his performance of Paganini/Liszt, Brehme and Dikusarov. Incredible performance! |
