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Owings near-perfect in TCU piano series opener Several musicians of international renown will perform in the TCU Classical Piano Series this summer at the PepsiCo Recital Hall. But any other performer on that distinguished list will be hard-pressed to surpass the near-perfection displayed by Fort Worth-based pianist John Owings, who opened the series Sunday afternoon. . . . He set the tone with a symphonic richness of voicing and color in the opening Andante and displayed flawless timing throughout the piece all the way through to the grand, showy, quasi-Handelian counterpoint of the final Allegro. Owings turned next to Schumann's Davidbundlertanze. . . . Once again, Owings showed off impressive timing both internal and external, combined with the all-important melodic projection this work demands. . . . Owings . . . moved to . . . Copland's compellingly dissonant Piano Variations of 1930. . . . Owings brought the music to life appealingly with muscular energy. . . . Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, afforded Owings an opportunity to show off his considerable finger power and ability to create symphonic fullness of sound at the keyboard. |
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