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Of all the many arrangements/transcriptions that have been made of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Sitkovetsky’s version for string trio is perhaps the most logical, sensible, and
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Martha Argerich possess instrumental techniques that allow them to execute whatever they intuit, whether individually or as a team. Their
There’s often a whiff of the unseemly when record labels gather some of their stars to record together–or at least it seems more the result
Martha Argerich purports to avoid the soloist’s limelight in order to focus on the collaborative give and take of concerto playing and chamber music partnerships.
These performances were first released in 1995 as part of a two-disc “Martha Argerich and Friends” Schumann chamber music collection, and it’s great to have
Mischa Maisky’s cavalier approach to rhythm can be damaging in this “Live in Japan” concert performance, but Martha Argerich’s playing is outstanding throughout. In the
There’s much to be said for performing Schumann’s cello concerto with a chamber orchestra rather than the full symphonic complement of massed strings. First, it
Here’s another flawless entry in cellist Mischa Maisky’s nearly foolproof formula for successful recordings: find the world’s most beautiful tunes by the best composers, and
