Nicolas Van Poucke

IN THE MOMENT (LTD 180G LP)

12 Inch

Night Dreamer / ND011 / 05224631

Tracklist:

A1: Sonata No. 12 Opus 26 In A Flat Major

B1: Sonata No. 23 Opus 57 In F Minor “Appassionata”

A direct-to-disc session by Dutch Pianist Nicolas van Poucke. Limited pressing on 180 gram vinyl, housed in tip-on sleeve.

"The stakes are high; if I mess up the last bar, the whole recording is ruined." As Dutch pianist Nicolas van Poucke acknowledges, there is an electricity in the room whenever the lathe is on. Direct-to-disc recording generates tension and release unlike other methods, not least in the final moments of a 20-minute solo piano recital. Described as "the young freethinker" of his generation, van Poucke relished the challenge. Having spent day one setting up to record works by Chopin, van Poucke changed tack on day two to perform two Beethoven piano sonatas - Sonata No. 12 Opus 26 in A flat major, and Sonata No. 23 Opus 57 in f minor, also known as the "Appassionata".