{"id":92977,"date":"2023-01-24T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=92977"},"modified":"2023-01-24T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:43:13","slug":"scrutiny-jarred-dunn-warms-kingston-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/01\/24\/scrutiny-jarred-dunn-warms-kingston-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"SCRUTINY | Jarred Dunn Warms Up Kingston Audience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jarred Dunn (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chopin: Mazurkas Op. 50 & 56 \/ Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78; Jarred Dunn, piano; Jeanel Liang Violin. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Jan. 16, 2023.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Highly acclaimed Montr\u00e9al-based pianist Jarred Dunn performed a solo and chamber music recital with Montr\u00e9al violinist Jeanel Liang for a rapt audience in Kingston, Ontario\u2019s Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts on January 16, 2023.<\/p>\n

The two sets of Chopin Mazurkas, Op. 50 and Op. 56<\/em>, that comprised the first half of the recital were just delightful \u2014 unique and slightly unusual interpretations in places that brought out the traditional mazurka rhythms and inner voices without being affected about it or drawing too much attention\u00a0to those features. These are more introverted pieces, unlike many of Chopin\u2019s Mazurkas. In Mr. Dunn\u2019s words, for him they \u201ccontain Chopin\u2019s innermost monologues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Dunn plays in a relaxed style but with a high level of fine-motor control, keeping his hands fairly close to the keyboard. He has what I call “Chopin” hands \u2014 with long, slender fingers \u2014 and like a good organist, he easily maintains a sustained legato. His pedalling in this performance was exquisite \u2014 so unobtrusive as to be almost invisible.<\/p>\n

There is a particular style of playing Chopin, popular in the nineteenth century but less so now, which creates slight asynchrony between the left and right hand parts. With some performers, it sounds eccentric or contrived and disturbs the musical flow, but a skilled musician can produce heightened, sensuous phrasing and create unexpected rhythmic emphases similar to a style common in some jazz piano playing. Mr. Dunn managed to incorporate asynchrony in such an elegant and subtle way, and with such refined control of phrasing, that it enhanced the harmonies and didn’t intrude at all.<\/p>\n

Jeanel Liang, who joined Mr. Dunn in the second half for Brahms\u2019 Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78<\/em>, earned my sincere praise for her beautiful tone, effortless bow control and overall musicality. The pair\u2019s well-coordinated performance was not only sensitive, but also dramatic in all the right places without being too showy \u2014 an ideal performance of a rather understated piece of chamber music.<\/p>\n

If you have a chance to attend a recital with either one or both of these excellent performers, I highly recommend going. They will draw you into the music in a most sublime way.<\/p>\n

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