
The virtues of the first three-CD set that launched Jean […]
It’s still hard to believe that this music remains, relatively
These are great recordings, and Chandos has wisely put them
There’s always room for another terrific Falla collection, though there’s certainly
If you’ve been collecting this series you won’t need any recommendation from me; if you haven’t been, you ought to start. Once again Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s
This one’s a keeper. Gabriel Pierné was the French Mahler, not stylistically perhaps, but in terms of his skill set. A superb conductor, he applied
This second volume in Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Haydn sonata cycle is every bit as outstanding as the first. As previously, he ornaments repeats liberally and observes
This stunning and generous collection belongs right at the top of the heap in its respective repertoire. The Debussy is still a comparative rarity in
It’s good to hear Bavouzet venturing outside the French repertoire; his playing here is marvelous. Certainly he has the chops for the percussive writing in
The three ballets Debussy composed during his final decade have a checkered history. He prepared piano versions for Khamma and La boîte à joujoux, yet