nombrilisme - Ivan Ilić

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Matthieu Conquet of France Culture reviewed The Transcendentalist on his morning show "Ce qui nous arrive en musique" yesterday morning. [link]

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Matthieu Conquet de France Culture a critiqué Le Transcendantaliste dans le cadre de l'émission "Ce qui nous arrive en musique" hier matin. [lien]

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Classical CD of the Month, TGV Magazine, June 2014

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CD classique du mois, TGV Magazine, juin 2014

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Ivan just published an article on the website of Gramophone Magazine (UK) about his recent Morton Feldman research.

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Gramophone Magazine au Royaume-Uni vient de publier un article d'Ivan sur ses recherches sur Morton Feldman.

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Ilić adds a quiet, intellectual dimension to his pianism rare in today’s cut-throat classical scene. He bases his interpretations on careful research into the composer’s most intimate intentions. He spent many months searching unfamiliar repertoire for these compatible pieces. I can’t think of any other living pianist who would match up eight Scriabin miniatures with works of John Cage, Morton Feldman and a young New Yorker named Scott Wollschleger. Ilić found musical relationships among them that make for a glove-like fit. Ilić succeeds in transcending the clamor of modern life with his exquisite quietude.

Michael Johnson, Facts & Arts - 1 June 2014

LINK TO ORIGINAL REVIEW

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Qobuz.com published a lovely review of The Transcendentalist:

"The Transcendentalist, with Ivan Ilić at the piano, is as enigmatic a recital as it is experimental. The work calls for a veritable inner journey through a maze of mysticism in suspension, including works by Cage and Scriabin, but also the hypnotic accents of Feldman, and the distinctive writing of Wollschleger. This album reveals the exceptional sensitivity of the American pianist, combined with a high artistic standard. Ilić's interpretation carefully oscillates between resonance and silence thanks to a subtle use of the pedals. This ethereal performance, with its captivating tension, leads us to invisible and intimate horizons."

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Qobuz.com vient de publier une belle petite critique du Transcendentaliste :

"The Transcendentalist avec Ivan Ilić au piano est un récital énigmatique autant qu’expérimental. L’œuvre invite à un véritable voyage intérieur dans les méandres du mysticisme suspendu d’un Cage ou d’un Scriabine, mais aussi de l’approche aux accents hypnotiques de Feldman, ou encore de l’écriture si particulière d’un Wollschleger. Cet album révèle la sensibilité hors-normes du pianiste américain, mêlée à une haute exigence artistique. L’interprétation d’Ilić oscille étroitement entre résonances et silences grâce à un subtil jeu de pédales. Cette performance éthérée à la tension captivante nous entraîne vers des horizons invisibles et intimistes."

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TGV Magazine in France selected The Transcendentalist as its classical CD of the month for June 2014. 

"Ilić's elegant, concentrated playing reveals the depth of this transparent music."

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TGV Magazine en France a sélectionné Le Transcendentaliste pour le CD classique du mois pour le numéro de juin 2014.

"Son jeu élégant et concentré révèle la profondeur de ces musiques transparentes."

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BBC Radio 3 just broadcast an excerpt of The Transcendentalist, Ivan Ilić's recording of Scriabin's Prelude in G major, Opus 39 number 3 on The Breakfast Show presented by Ian Skelly.

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La Radio BBC vient de diffuser un extrait du nouvel album Le Transcendentaliste d'Ivan Ilić, le prélude opus 39 no 3 d'Alexandre Scriabine, sur l'émission The Breakfast Show présentée par Ian Skelly.

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Article about "The Transcendentalist" on Modulations

In his classic novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams presented a parable in which a race of extraterrestrial entities debated the subject of the most intelligent species to have lived on Earth: humans or dolphins.

One group held that humans had achieved the greatest feats of will and intelligence through their building buildings and fighting of wars while the secondary candidate, dolphins, simply splashed about carelessly in the sea.

The second group, however, maintained that Dolphins should rightly be considered the Earth's most intelligent occupants as they had managed to splash around carelessly in the sea while humans were preoccupied with building buildings and fighting wars.

Serbian pianist Ivan Ilić's program of meditative music, inspired by the american musical avant-garde as well as transcendentalist philosophers, celebrates the "pro-dolphin" in all of us.

These works are remarkable for their ability to thoroughly explore microcosms forgotten in much of western classical music, and are sure to evoke tranquility in any listeners willing to slow down and smell the musical flowers as they sprout.

LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Ivan Ilić gave an extensive, 3-part interview to Seattle journalist Maxine Frost in May. Read the transcript at the link above.

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In March Ivan Ilić was interviewed by Luke Clancy of Culture File on Ireland's RTE Lyric FM. 

Listen to part one here; listen to part two here.

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Au mois de mars Ivan Ilić a été interviewé  par Luke Clancy de l'émission Culture File sur la radio irlandaise, RTE Lyric FM. 

Ecouter la première partie ici (en anglais); écouter la 2eme partie ici.

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Last week Ivan Ilić was invited to Radio Hong Kong for a series of interviews and the recording of a short concert. Listen to an interview with Phil Whelan of RTHK Radio 3 on Morning Brew here. 

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La semaine dernière Ivan Ilić était l'invité de la Radio Hong Kong pour une série d'interviews et l'enregistrement d'un court concert en studio. Ecouter l'interview avec Phil Whelan de la RTHK Radio 3 dans le cadre de l'émission Morning Brew ici (en anglais).

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On 22 May 2014 Emilie Munera of Radio France broadcast Ivan Ilić's new album The Transcendentalist on her show Changez de Disque!

Listen to the broadcast (in French) here. 

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Le 22 mai Emilie Munera de France Musique a diffusé quelques extraits du nouvel album d'Ivan Ilić Le Transcendentaliste dans le cadre de son émission, Changez de Disque! 

Ecouter un extrait de l'émission ici.

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Popular French blog Classique Mais Pas Has Been reviewed Ivan Ilić's new CD The Transcendentalist on 27 May 2014. [link] 

Le blog français Classique Mais Pas Has Been a publié un article sur le nouvel album d'Ivan Ilić le 27 mai 2014. [lien]

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ClassiqueNews.com just awarded Ivan Ilić's new CD, The Transcendentalist, the LE CLIC award. [link]

ClassiqueNews.com vient d'attribuer le prix LE CLIC au nouveau disque d'Ivan Ilić Le Transcendentaliste. [link]

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The cover of my upcoming album THE TRANSCENDENTALIST on Heresy Records, to be released in June 2014 (distribution Naxos).

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The above link is the English-language translation of Opus Klassiek's recent review of Ivan's Godowsky CD. Many thanks to Jacques Mattheij!