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Complete recorded cycles of Liszt’s Beethoven symphony transcriptions began to appear in the 1980s, including one from Harmonia Mundi featuring different pianists, now repackaged for
Alain Planès never played better on disc than in this 1996/2006 Debussy cycle for Harmonia Mundi, now reissued complete as a specially-priced 5-CD set. I’ve
The premise of this recital is not only to recreate as closely as possible Chopin’s concert of February 21, 1842, on an instrument he might
Next to the bland and flat-footed quality of Alain Planès’ previous Haydn releases, the pianist fares relatively well in these four late sonatas. Granted, Planès
With this double album Alain Planès concludes his Debussy cycle for Harmonia Mundi. Listeners who’ve positively responded to Planès’ sensitively nuanced and well characterized renditions
Bone dry sonics, colorless piano tone, dynamics ranging from mezzo-piano to mezzo-forte, plus spiky, prosaic, lifeless phrasing: That about sums up Alain Planès 1998 recording
I can understand how Alain Planès’ impressive dynamic range, tempo fluctuations, and penchant for surprising accents address the “Sturm und Drang” qualities that run rampant
Alain Planès’ Schubert cycle has offered little to get excited about, and the present release is no exception. Aside from a sensitively-spun slow movement, Planès’
There’s little to criticize about Alain Planès’ solid and stylish Haydn, notably in the lyric simplicity and songful phrasing the pianist brings to the slow
The first thing that struck me about this recording was the piano itself, a 1906 New York Steinway, whose timbre is light yet forceful. While
