Claire HuangciTchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty without the orchestra, just Pletnev's piano transcription under Huangci's hands, crystalline and full of glitter. The ballet's sweep becomes something more intimate, every cascading run ringing clear. Ten Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet pieces follow, darker and stormier, the keys turning heavy with longing. Recorded at twenty-two for her debut, the playing is powerful yet supple. Romantic warmth and clean technique in equal measure. A whole ballet conjured from one instrument.