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For his Onyx label debut Stephen Kovacevich revisits Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations for the first time on disc in nearly 40 years. His 1969 Philips recording
Certain of Nikolai Demidenko’s earlier Chopin efforts stretch the scores to willful extremes (the Scherzos, for example). By contrast, his first recording of the Op.
Since the mid-1980s Viktoria Mullova’s approach to baroque repertoire has evolved by leaps and bounds, not only for her use of gut strings and baroque
Rumor has it that a beautiful piano sound follows Pascal Rogé from recording session to recording session. However, it must have taken him a while
Purely from a technical point of view, I would rate any individual performance on this disc a 10. It’s only when the cumulative length of
Viktoria Mullova and Ottavio Dantone turn in smashing performances of Bach’s six sonatas for violin and harpsichord, plus two additional items: a transcription of Trio
In contrast to the fine quality of Pascal Rogé’s Decca recordings, his recent discographical efforts have been hit or miss, ranging from lackluster Mozart to
In the context of a concert you easily could gain satisfaction from these tasteful, solidly turned out Mozart performances. However, in the permanent world of
These performances are outstanding. In Apollo, Yuri Bashmet and Co. manage to put more meat on the bones of this music than you might ever
You won’t hear a more perfect performance of this perennially fresh piece than this one. Tempos sound invariably right, ensemble balances are perfect, and every
