Into the Sea - Xenia Pestova Bennett

Into the Sea

This recital explores the ravishing resonances of Debussy (“Reflets dans l’eau” from book 1 of “Images”) and Ravel (“Une barque sur l’Ocean” from “Miroirs”) alongside nostalgic bell-like calls of Messiaen’s blue rock thrush darting over the waves (“Le Merle bleu” from the “Catalogue d’oiseaux”). Berio’s evocative and understated “Wasserklavier” (“Six encores”) gently glides along in half-remembered fragments, and the dark …