William Bracken at the Guildhall
‘Intelligence and genial mastery combine’
Will Bracken coming to the end of his studies at the Guildhall with a recital that demonstrated his intelligence, artistry and intellectual curiosity I have listened to many of his performances over the past four years culminating in this final recital as he joins the competition circuit in search of an audience that can appreciate and give just recognition to his remarkable gifts.
His performances of Messiaen are quite extraordinary for their clarity, luminosity and fearless virtuosity. But today there was much more than considerable technical mastery there was the depth of feeling and poignant intensity of a true believer. I mean that of an artist so immersed in a world of pungent heart wrenching sounds that he can communicate to a public creating a complicity where rests are stretched to an aching longevity and chords placed with daring deliberation . There is the feeling that the music is being created in that very moment. The moment of creation which in any language is a miracle.
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