Richard Goode (piano)

STORMY INTOXICATION

Richard Goode has an exceptional capacity for intellectual analysis and insight. At he same time, his playing is ardent and spontaneous. Over the last ten years, he has emerged as an exceptional interpreter of Chopin.

Under his skilful hands, the mazurkas dance and sing, and the Fantasie Polonaise carries us along in a stormy intoxication without ever giving the impression of being an empty showpiece.

From the innovations of Chopin he takes us straight into the meticulous inventiveness of Debussy, another composer who has become very dear to Goode’s heart in recent years. During a recent master class he perceived 50 shades of grey in Debussy’s Préludes. If you want to know what that sounds like, you know what to do.