“The light and transparent rendering of the Concert Étude La Leggierezza is the first piece of Natasa Veljkovic’s Liszt recital, whose colourful programme allows many an interesting glimpse of this composer’s fascinating piano oeuvre. The pianist’s accurate interpretation makes above all the compositions Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este and Saint François d’Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux appear like light-flooded paintings. Without neglecting speed and virtuosity in her tempo, Natasa Veljkovic knows by her minute moments of hesitation how to create islands of structure, which tend to underline the almost glass-like transparency of her play. Nonetheless, the pianist’s grasp always remains filigree in style, which endows not only the Consolations, but also the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 with a special charm.”

Peter Schlüer, Klassik Heute, Munich 

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