Did it again
The pianists Debut album dedicated to works by the French composer Pascal Dusapin
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GEN 25944 EAN 4260036259445
Release 10.10.2025EUR 18,90
Compositional shadow play, philosophical unfolding: the piano études by Pascal Dusapin are far more than technical studies for aspiring pianists. Pianist Wataru Hisasue now releases a GENUIN album with works by Dusapin. Hisasue was not only successful at the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels but also received a special award at the ARD Music Competition for his interpretation of Dusapin’s „Did it again“, which he now presents here as a world premiere recording. The young pianist devotes himself to the oscillating, almost magical sonic ramifications of the French composer at the highest technical and tonal level. A must-hear!
Fono Forum
“Hisasue shapes the pieces with great sensitivity, bringing the score to life with breathing rubatos, pointed articulation, and dynamic breadth. [...] A remarkable debut.” Review by Matthias Corvin, issue 12/2025
Radio Bremen Zwei - Klassikwelt
“Wataru Hisasue has discovered the extremely complex music of Pascal Dusapin and plays it with brilliant technique, a wide range of timbres, and admirable clarity.” Review by Wilfried Schäper, November 9, 2025
kulturabdruck
"Wataru Hisasue not only succeeds in creating a technically impressive adaptation, but also manages the feat of not bridging the gaps of apparent confusion and disorientation that repeatedly arise, but rather enduring them." Review by Thorsten Stegemann, October 27, 2025
Pizzicato
"As a pianist with great stylistic sensitivity, nuance, and an excellent feel for rhythm, Wataru Hisasue makes this recording a special event. He conjures up wonderful moods and brings the fast pieces to life with fascinating virtuosity [...]." Review by Remy Franck, October 16, 2025
Compositional shadow play, philosophical unfolding: the piano études by Pascal Dusapin are far more than technical studies for aspiring pianists. Pianist Wataru Hisasue now releases a GENUIN album with works by Dusapin. Hisasue was not only successful at the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels but also received a special award at the ARD Music Competition for his interpretation of Dusapin’s „Did it again“, which he now presents here as a world premiere recording. The young pianist devotes himself to the oscillating, almost magical sonic ramifications of the French composer at the highest technical and tonal level. A must-hear!
Fono Forum
“Hisasue shapes the pieces with great sensitivity, bringing the score to life with breathing rubatos, pointed articulation, and dynamic breadth. [...] A remarkable debut.” Review by Matthias Corvin, issue 12/2025
Radio Bremen Zwei - Klassikwelt
“Wataru Hisasue has discovered the extremely complex music of Pascal Dusapin and plays it with brilliant technique, a wide range of timbres, and admirable clarity.” Review by Wilfried Schäper, November 9, 2025
kulturabdruck
"Wataru Hisasue not only succeeds in creating a technically impressive adaptation, but also manages the feat of not bridging the gaps of apparent confusion and disorientation that repeatedly arise, but rather enduring them." Review by Thorsten Stegemann, October 27, 2025
Pizzicato
"As a pianist with great stylistic sensitivity, nuance, and an excellent feel for rhythm, Wataru Hisasue makes this recording a special event. He conjures up wonderful moods and brings the fast pieces to life with fascinating virtuosity [...]." Review by Remy Franck, October 16, 2025
Compositional shadow play, philosophical unfolding: the piano études by Pascal Dusapin are far more than technical studies for aspiring pianists. Pianist Wataru Hisasue now releases a GENUIN album with works by Dusapin. Hisasue was not only successful at the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels but also received a special award at the ARD Music Competition for his interpretation of Dusapin’s „Did it again“, which he now presents here as a world premiere recording. The young pianist devotes himself to the oscillating, almost magical sonic ramifications of the French composer at the highest technical and tonal level. A must-hear!
Fono Forum
“Hisasue shapes the pieces with great sensitivity, bringing the score to life with breathing rubatos, pointed articulation, and dynamic breadth. [...] A remarkable debut.” Review by Matthias Corvin, issue 12/2025
Radio Bremen Zwei - Klassikwelt
“Wataru Hisasue has discovered the extremely complex music of Pascal Dusapin and plays it with brilliant technique, a wide range of timbres, and admirable clarity.” Review by Wilfried Schäper, November 9, 2025
kulturabdruck
"Wataru Hisasue not only succeeds in creating a technically impressive adaptation, but also manages the feat of not bridging the gaps of apparent confusion and disorientation that repeatedly arise, but rather enduring them." Review by Thorsten Stegemann, October 27, 2025
Pizzicato
"As a pianist with great stylistic sensitivity, nuance, and an excellent feel for rhythm, Wataru Hisasue makes this recording a special event. He conjures up wonderful moods and brings the fast pieces to life with fascinating virtuosity [...]." Review by Remy Franck, October 16, 2025