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CESAR FRANCK
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Maurizio Pollini (piano) / Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] "Of all piano concertos, Beethoven's Fourth perhaps best suits Pollini's qualities. His tone is exceptionally beautiful in quiet passages, rich and full at loud moments. [...] a performance of the highest quality, one of the very best on record."... |
CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Recital (rec 1965) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] 'Ashkenazy plays it marvellously well, and seems oblivious of the difficulties [Gaspard]. His soft playing is really soft, and yet always full of atmosphere and tension. He is lazily relaxed in 'Ondine', hushed and mesmeric in 'Le Gibet', and what... |