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Erika Haase continues her survey of 20th century piano etudes with early Lutoslawski, late Scriabin, late Debussy, and recent Ligeti (no late period for this
Some questions and answers for the prospective purchaser: Q: Does the piano duet medium illuminate these scores in ways that surpass the originals? A: Hell,
Old friends, where have you been? I listen to these early 1970s Debussy and Messiaen solo performances anew, and it’s not just a happy reunion
There are three Kempe Tchaikovsky Fifths: a Berlin Philharmonic studio recording from the late 50s (now on Testament), a Bavarian Radio live broadcast from 1974
Mischa Maisky’s cavalier approach to rhythm can be damaging in this “Live in Japan” concert performance, but Martha Argerich’s playing is outstanding throughout. In the
Volume 8 in Doremi’s ongoing Sviatoslav Richter series unearths a previously unpublished recital taped on March 18, 1990 in Savona, Italy. Mozart’s B-flat major Sonata
In recent decades Debussy’s Études have acquired a certain cachet among pianists who regularly champion uncompromising fare by Boulez, Berio, Carter, Stockhausen, and others of
The famous Joseph Szigeti/Bela Bartók April 13, 1940 Library of Congress Recital, first issued on Vanguard LPs in the 1960s, also was brought out by
Arto Noras gives a spirited, expertly calculated account of the Franck sonata, assuredly balancing its weighty rhetoric against its formal originality (the key themes appear
The playing of Christian Ferras tends toward a small, boxy sound and interpretive choices marked by displaced intensity. Either the fire is lacking, such as
