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Each of the three works that Behzod Abduraimov presents in this program consists of small, strongly individual pieces that ultimately add up to more than
In the aftermath of her 1965 Warsaw Chopin Competition victory,
Paraty has resuscitated Véronique Bonnecaze’s recording of the Chopin Etudes that originally appeared in 2000 on the long-defunct Arcobaleno label. The pianist’s generally moderate tempos
From the late 1990s through the early 2000s Abdel Rahman El Bacha recorded Chopin’s complete solo piano music for the Forlane label. The cycle’s various
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Rafael Orozco’s untimely death from AIDS at age 50, as well as what would have been his 75th birthday
It kind of works, this juxtaposition of Yann Tiersen’s catchy film themes with some of Chopin’s greatest hits. The simplicity and stylistic sympathy with which
The cliché “solid steel” applies to Anna Vinnitskaya’s fingerwork in the Chopin Ballades. Indeed, technical difficulties do not exist for this pianist, although her interpretations
Chopin’s Mazurkas lend themselves to diverse and even antipodal interpretations, from Ignaz Friedman’s epic wildness to Maryla Jonas’ cameo-like intimacy. As it happens, Lukas Geniusas’
Collectors are mostly likely to know pianist Pierre Barbizet (1922-1990)
Shorena Tsintsabadze’s capable fingers and dour demeanor first caught my attention through her 2010 Naxos release of the Sergei Lyapunov Piano Concertos and Rhapsody on
