Biliana Tzinlikova - Stephen Heller: Variations for Piano (2016) [HDTracks]

s Weinberg, Kefermarkt, Austria.

He shares the year of his birth with Verdi and Wagner. His pen-pal Robert Schumann called him a “witty talent, listed him amongst his “Davidsbündler”. Everybody learning the piano knows his “Melodic Etudes”, but who knows his character pieces, variations, dances, Lieder? Listen to them on Biliana Tzinlikovas pointy and intimate recording.
„Throughout the recital the pianist, Biliana Tzinlikova, proves herself up to the many challenges which this music asks of its performer: an ability to handle a variety of difficulties including rapid scales, arpeggios galore, octaves, and the like; a keen sense of detail work with regard to articulation, dynamics, and pacing; and an overall sense of the nature of Heller’s ideas on what poetry and music should offer: elegance, clarity, and beauty. These traits Tzinlikova brings in spades and the results show. So, for those interested in 19th-century fare outside of (or perhaps better, in addition to) the standard Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, then Heller will surely be welcome in your collection!"