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Peter Allen - Concert Pianist
"...Peter
Allen's astonishingly clear, energetic and revealing  performance
of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations......without a note of music in
front of him. But to give them each the kind of character which makes
time stop 33 times in an hour is the sign of superior musical insight,
not to mention an unusual ability to focus on detail without losing
the thread. Allen's rhythmical precision and clarity gave way to brilliant
passage work ......many remarkable moments in this first-rate performance."
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The Chronicle-Herald
June 1, 2004 |
| SOLOISTS, ORCHESTRA DELIVER...... Allen's crisp fingers and emphatically percussive approach to this whirling, wheeling, tornado of a concerto brought the sold-out house yelling to their feet--as well they might. It was a brilliant performance from soloist and orchestra alike. |
The Chronicle-Herald October 8, 2003 |
| "Peter Allen performs with power and poetry....full of engaging artistry...charming Bagatelles...this reviewer looks forward to hearing more of his compositions which range from piano to orchestral and choral works." |
The Fredericton
Daily Gleaner September 24, 2001 |
| "Each work showed an appreciation for the instrument at hand...effortless logic of Allen's writing...characterized by a trademark naturalness and graceful lyricism encountered in every work on the program...His melodies never sit but are always evolving in interesting and often unexpected ways....full of energy, variety, tonal imagination and blissfully straightforward integration of rhythm parts, texture parts and melodies." |
The Mail Star November 23, 2000 |
| "Pianist Peter Allen tackled the Liszt with amazing vigour and virile tone. The work is a kind of Everest for the pianist..magnificent spirit...his love and respect for Liszt were manifest in the thoughtful and also heartfelt way he shaped the sometimes ponderous Lisztian rhetoric." |
The Mail Star May 27, 2000 |
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