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Given his status as a former Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner, we should expect more than just technical solidity and dependable professionalism
The present installment of Arturo Sacchetti’s encyclopedic Organ History survey for Arts Music drops anchor in late-19th/early-20th-century France. It can be argued that the five
Here’s an ideal way for computer-savvy music lovers to acquaint themselves with Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas–and save considerable shelf space. Newport Classic’s MusicPlayByPlay CD-ROM (compatible
The Passion of Christ provides this release’s focal point. The famous Delacroix Christ on the Mount of Olives adorns the cover, together with a booklet
The conservative idiom characterizing the piano music of Padre José Antonio Donostia (1886-1956) draws upon the more whimsical side of his contemporaries Debussy and Ravel,
Playing Grieg’s Lyric Pieces on an early-19th-century fortepiano might be a case of misplaced scholarship, akin to essaying the Rachmaninov Third Concerto on an Erard
Evgeni Koroliov’s strengths as a Bach pianist carry over to what I believe is his first all-Mozart CD. These include his gift for harmonic pointing
Hyperion’s first offering of music by Russian composer Nicolai Kapustin (b. 1937) featured exceptional performances by Steven Osborne, and this newcomer is every bit as
As a Ravel interpreter, Anne Queffélec cultivates the brilliantly articulated, finger-oriented style we often associate with the French school of pianism. Her bright projection and
This series deserves far more attention than it is likely to get in today’s oversaturated market. Geneviève Soly is a marvelous performer, and her advocacy
