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Sokolov; Grigory

  • CD From Hell: Sokolov’s Bogus Profundity In Mozart and Rachmaninov

    Put this release squarely into the “naked emperor” category. Scrounging […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…

    David Hurwitz

  • Grigory Sokolov At Esterházy Palace

    Ordinarily a piano recital containing three minor-key Haydn sonatas on the first half followed by Schubert’s Impromptus D. 935 on the second half would never…

    Jed Distler

  • Sokolov Up And Down

    Grigory Sokolov’s 1970s recording of the Beethoven “Hammerklavier” sonata (issued on LP and CD by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) was stolid and square; his live…

    Jed Distler

  • Sokolov’s DG Debut, Live from Salzburg 2008

    Deutsche Grammophon has a history of signing exclusive contracts with pianists who cultivate enigmatic and awesome reputations, such as Martha Argerich, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and…

    Jed Distler

  • Sokolov’s (not so) Legendary Goldberg Variations

    Grigory Sokolov’s live 1982 Bach Goldberg Variations once was a […] To access this content you must login to your Insider account, or purchase a…

    Jed Distler

  • Brahms: F minor sonata; Ballades/Sokolov

    Question: Where does a 900-pound gorilla sit? Answer: Anywhere he wants! Here’s a release that should be subtitled “Brahms versus King Kong”. Pianist Grigory Sokolov…

    Jed Distler

  • Bach Art of Fugue/Sokolov/Opus 111 6/6 C

    Opus 111 reissued Grigory Sokolov’s 1982 recording of Bach’s Die Kunst der Fugue in 2000 for its Bach anniversary edition. Under the Naïve label’s current…

    Jed Distler

  • Chopin Preludes Sokolov 9

    Grigory Sokolov’s live 1990 recording of the Chopin Op. 28 Preludes last appeared on the Opus 111 label’s 10-volume “Journey Around Chopin” anthology. It’s reissued…

    Jed Distler

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