Kotaro Fukuma ... The young Japanese pianist has definitely not shy and it seems that everything succeeds him ... After a dazzling Iberia by Albéniz, Debussy ... after a fine (after many other disks ...), here he takes us on the rugged and steep summits of Russian music with mastery to rival more than one of his young colleagues, including Russian. Kotaro Fukuma is among the few pianists (of all ages) who understand what they play, when so many others play only the notes (and still sometimes not all ...). It is unnecessary to write all the works on the program of this drive have enormous technical difficulties, and it is no less superfluous to say that Kotaro Fukuma exceeds more than he overcomes. The interpreter proves to be here a great architect who built his speech with evidence. But the key is elsewhere ... The Russian soul is restored here in all its truth: lyricism, nostalgia, poetry, generosity, love of nature and strength of passion, modesty but also national pride ... One senses all this while listening to this record. Kotaro Fukuma said in a rich booklet which led him to make this record and why he was close to his heart to do so. André LISCHKE (Russian music specialist who signed many books) has drafted a set of feedback into the proposed program in the perspective of both aesthetic and historical, and highlighting precisely the "intelligence" of the program designed by Kotaro Fukuma. A beautiful drive on the aesthetic and technical plans.
