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A pianist to hold aloft the torch of contemporary music from his generation
to the next... following in the royal line of David Tudor and Roger Woodward
Piano Journal (summer 2001)
On performances of Michael Finnissy's 5 ½ hour The History of
Photography in Sound:
Pace's strength and conviction were magnificent. ...a remarkable journey
of discovery.
The Guardian
Pace's steely control of the idiom and sheer athletic power were deeply
impressive.
The Sunday Times
On the 2 CD set of Michael Finnissy's Verdi Transcriptions and other
Finnissy works:
Throughout, Ian Pace's technique astounds, and his enthusiasm for this
music is infectious. In his booklet note he calls the Verdi work 'one
of the most significant contemporary cycles for piano'. His playing, and
a splendidly sonorous recording, make that claim seem an understatement.
International Record Review
Pace's hands traverse the keyboard with a vertiginous velocity matched
by supreme delicacy of touch. And his pearly voicing of the multiple trills
with wich the 6th Concerto ends is further evidence of absolute technical
control.
Gramophone
The result is something thoroughly new, and entirely compelling, especially
when given the ardent advocacy of Ian Pace whose ability to combine thoughtfulness
with extreme virtuosity can be heard nowhere better than here.
BBC Music Magazine
On Tracts, Ian Pace's CD on NMC including music by Richard Barrett,
Brian Ferneyhough and others:
Ian Pace is a powerful advocate for 'hard-edged' contemporary piano music,
in which he is an acknowledged leader at the keyboard... this uncommonly
well-filled CD is a perfect introduction to the esoteric field in which
he flourishes... you will surely marvel at Ian Pace's virtuosity.
Music on the Web
Britain's most uncompromising champion of new piano music tests the limits
of mental power and physical prestidigitation in this collection
The Observer
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