Sofya Gulyak

Chaconne Sofya Gulyak

Ranging from Bach to Gubaidulina, it showcases her remarkable talent. Her debut album was described as 'Stunning' by Gramophone, with the Washington Post admiring her "tremendous precision and coloration ... exquisite soft playing ... with delicacy". Handel's Chaconne in G major followed by another famous transcription, or re-imagining, by Liszt which freely re-works the Sarabande and Chaconne from Handel's "Almira" with late-Romantic sonorities. Despite being an early work and less familiar, Gubaidulina's Chaconne of 1962 is a powerful statement of the young female composer and closes this recital.