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This disc does not deserve to be included in the “Philips 50”–supposedly a selection of some of the finest recordings to have appeared on the
To mark Alfred Brendel’s 70th birthday, Philips has issued a number of retrospective recordings by the great pianist. Few performers ruminate upon music as deeply
Prokofiev composed his Semyon Kotko during the late 1930s, at a time when his major works went unperformed in the Soviet Union. Even his ballet
The Art of Piano was designed to complement the Warner Vision video program of the same name, which surveys the 20th century’s great pianists on
Mitsuko Uchida’s Schubert has had its impressive moments, but the D major Sonata poses interpretive challenges that, despite several personal touches, aren’t met with the
Frans Brüggen and the Orchestra of the 18th Century stand apart from most other “period” performers with their more robust sound and their bold, fresh
A pianist acquaintance characterized one winner of an international piano competition as “A BMW without the driver.” After hearing a recital where Andrei Gavrilov hammered
Gregori Ginsburg is hardly a household name to Western listeners, but hard-core piano mavens know about his extraordinary keyboard artistry through rare Melodiya LPs. Five-eighths
The B-flat and C Major Sonatas (K. 570 and 330 respectively) are, I believe, new to Alfred Brendel’s Mozart discography. The B-flat was recorded live
At last, a first rate recording of song repertoire from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, three composers who are rarely even acknowledged for their contributions to
