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THE Piano PLayer

Sue Belle | REDDITCH UK | 11/11/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maksim's mixture of fast & slow pieces is highlighted superbly in this, his third album - 'A New World', and I think this is the best one so far. The arrangements are just great! and Maksim's piano skills simply awesome. He is an extremely gifted musician and his feelings ooze out of every track. My favourite is 'Intermezzo' which is so moving he almost makes me cry. Maksim has moved away from the techno sound of album one and two but he still rocks. The title track 'New World' is a great opener which shows all of Maksim's skills as a piano player. He moves from the fast and furious of 'Nostradumus' to the soft and haunting of Ennio Morricone's 'Once Upon A time in America' never losing any emotion. The orchestrations are superb too and the album offers a well put together selection of tunes. I bought the album in October and it has stayed in my cd player ever since. If you haven't been turned on by the talent of Maksim yet give him a listen. Even if you are not a classical music listener you will enjoy his interpretations of the 'old boy's' music. He brings Chopin, Listz and Rachmaniov into the twenty first century. These guys really knew how to write music and Maksim really does bring out the best in the compositions. I first heard him play 'Exodus' on MTV and have'nt stopped litening to him or praising him since. The 'New World' album is a showcase of an extremely talented man with a good mixtue of old and modern music."

What a marvelous sound!

G. laura Cecilia | Argentina | 04/26/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have received yesterday my new CD of Maksim "New World" and I listened to it two times (and certainly will be listening to it very often in the future!) with pleasure, astonishment and hope for the future carreer of this extraordinary piano player. "Nostradamus" is so full of strength that enables you to face reality with joy! The selection of thems is superb . I really think that Maksim's performance is excellent and altogether with Tonci Huijic are a perfect combination of beauty, spirit and strength . I've listened to Maksim in the Piano Player performance for the first time in DirecTV (I also have the CD) and I "fell in love" with him and his music, because all the performance was not only wonderful in sound but in dancing and atmosphere as well. What a marvelous thing that a person who was born in a country with so many serious problems of discrimination, war and xenophobia has the capacity to give so much of his inner self to others. I'm looking forward to listening to his future work"

Quality, and Cutting Edge

Dean K. Staub | 08/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"With the full power of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra behind him, so less electronic than his other albums I am told, this CD is simply fantastic!----Maksim mixes pop, rock and classical styling in these mostly traditional, classically oriented pieces. Everyone is perfectly on pitch, and it gives me that Wow!, FULL sound that mixes genres into a sound that is both new, exciting. and exceptionally produced!-------This is the kind of innovative, piano oriented work that we don't have enough of in the states.---Maksim pushes the boundaries, but does it without being gratuitous in any way!----Though of course, I have nothing else quite like this album, unfortunately, in my collection. And for anyone who say Maksim cannot play 'regular classial' with the best of them, this album also has the best recording of John Barry's 'Somewhere in Time' done in a traditional manner, that I have ever heard!----Maksim plays with deep feeling and style and this CD is a keeper, that can appeal to a wider audience.---I look forward to purchasing more of his work."