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Recording Musical Performances of the Finest Artists in Central New York: Renegade Classics
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Fred Karpoff, pianist
Fred
Karpoff has concertized as both soloist and collaborative pianist throughout
North America and across Europe and Africa, including at the Franz Liszt
Hochschüle für Musik in Weimar, the Theatre d'Esch in Luxembourg, the American
Cultural Center in Brussels, the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, the Bulawayo
Academy of Music in Zimbabwe, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, and the
Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He has performed at the Rutgers Summerfest,
Skaneateles, Ravinia, and Siena (Italy) music festivals, as well as in recitals
on public radio stations throughout the United States in collaborations with the
Cassatt Quartet, Larry Combs, Eric Ruske, and members of the New World, Chicago,
and Audubon String Quartets and the Los Angeles Piano Quartet.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal has said, "In terms of musicality, Karpoff is one of the most exciting pianists to watch and hear in the history of the Skaneateles Festival. His involvement and intensity at the piano are at once apparent, and his phrasing invariably superb. Karpoff's interpretations consistently reveal not only a keen dramatic sense of purpose, but also a deep understanding of a work's architectural structure." Performances in recent years have included the Beethoven Fourth Concerto with the Syracuse Symphony, recitals in Florence and Montecatini, Italy, and a chamber music recital at Merkin Hall in New York City. A former Artistic Ambassador for the United States Information Agency, he is a past prize winner in several international piano competitions. Fred Karpoff has studied with Ann Schein, Yoheved Kaplinsky, and Robert Weirich and holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Conservatory, where he was a frequent performer in the master classes of Leon Fleisher. He has also worked with renowned artists such as Jeffrey Kahane, Richard Goode, Murray Perahia, Menahem Pressler, and the late Karl-Ulrich Schnabel.
He has presented master classes on piano technique and collaborative pianism in a variety of venues, including the Universities of Maryland-College Park, Wisconsin- Stevens Point, and North Carolina- Greensboro; Northwestern, Cornell, Bowling Green State, and Northern Arizona Universities; the Eastman Summer Piano Festival, and at the conventions of the New York State Music Teachers Association and the New York State Schools of Music Association. Formerly on the faculties of Peabody and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, he is currently Associate Professor of Piano and Ensemble Arts at the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University, where he served as chair of the keyboard faculty from 1992-2002. His recording, Heroic Tales: Piano Music of Edward MacDowell, was released in November 2003 by Sonatabop.com. He lives in Syracuse with his wife, Rebecca, and daughters Elena and Luella.
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Beethoven Trios: E Flat
Major, Op. 70 No. 2 & The Archduke
"The weather may have been wet and chilly, but there was no dampening of spirits to be found among those who attended Thursday evening’s Skaneateles Festival concert. The unusually festive crowd, which at times resembled more of a group of party revelers than your typical classical-music audience, stomped their feet, hooted, hollered and whistled. And they had good reason to do so….Violinist Curtis Macomber, cellist Lindsay Groves and pianist Fred Karpoff opened the program with an explosion of energy, in a performance of Beethoven's Trio in E-Flat. Unafraid to take chances, the trio played with vigor and spirit and total confidence--using the many dotted rhythmic patterns to drive the work to fevered pitches. Karpoff, in particular, was outstanding--breathing life into his phrases with smooth finger work, a graceful touch, delicate phrase endings and crisp, clean articulations."
Written by David Abrams Syracuse Post-Standard, August 22, 1997
"In musical content as well as execution, Friday evening’s Skaneateles Festival concert proved to be a chamber music lover’s dream come true….The tour-de-force of Friday’s program was an incredible performance of Beethoven’s 'Archduke Trio' performed by [Fred] Karpoff, violinist Curtis Macomber and cellist Peter Rejto. The marvelous synergy among these three musicians was immediately apparent, as the trio dug in deeply and wove an interpretation that had as much soul as it did substance.
"In terms of musicality, Karpoff is one of the most exciting pianists to watch and hear in the history of the festival. His involvement and intensity at the piano are at once apparent, and his phrasing invariably superb. His long, spacious phrases in the Andante movement jell together so well one might conclude he has found a way to play the piano as a wind instrument. He executed the tricky ornamental passages that color the melodic lines in the final Allegro with ease and grace.
"Macomber…was magnificent…with a great sense of pitch, rhythmic control and artistic prowess. Equally adept was Rejto, whose expressive playing made for some chilling moments in this lovely work."
Written by David Abrams Syracuse Herald-Journal, August 22, 1998
Recorded live at the Skaneateles Festival August 21, 1997 (Op.70 No. 2) and August 21, 1998 (Op.97). Released on Renegade Classics label. Back to DiscographyTotal Playing Time: 69:38 minutes Cost of CD: $15 USD |
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MacDowell: Sonata in G minor, Op. 50 - IV. Fiercely, very fast |
Heroic
Tales: Piano Music of Edward MacDowell (1861-1908) Recorded in November 2002 at Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York and released on Sonatabop.com label. Back to DiscographyTotal Playing Time: 63:20 minutes Cost of CD: $15 USD |
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