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These performances aren’t perfect, but they are mostly very good. The Second Concerto, though, is entirely stunning, with a central scherzo that’s a model of
Take a major label’s best-looking pianist, research his back catalog, identify all of the repertoire linked with film soundtracks, then slap on a cover photo
Looking for Liszt’s major piano/orchestra works at budget price? You can’t do better than these 1990 recordings. The two concertos and Hungarian Fantasy prove ideal
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the few pianists on disc who manages to make Brahms’ Paganini Variations both scintillating and sonorous. The basses ring out
Of the 10 selections on this disc of Verdi “discoveries”, four are bona fide world premieres, though in one of those, the Variations for Oboe
Why, one wonders, did any label find it necessary or desirable to release yet another recording of no special distinction containg these two warhorse concertos?
Forget the spaced out photo of Thibaudet on the cover, the meaningless title (“The Magic of Satie”), or the flipside tray card photo in which
This idea–a recital focusing on songs with themes of night–is not new; but it’s also not surprising when you consider such a subject’s enticing possibilities
This is volume two of Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s complete Debussy piano music. Unfortunately, things haven’t improved since volume one, which included a dull reading of both
Why is Chopin so difficult to perform? Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s new album gives some elements of an answer. Straight and almost mechanical in the most demanding
