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August 29, 2015
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Harboring recordings that have been restored from the original tapes dating from 1941 to 1957, this fourth volume devoted to the art of the Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is a pure godsend. In a copious program grouping the Chaconne by Bach in a transcription by Busoni, the Sonata for ... more |
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August 29, 2015
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Here is a welcome edition that makes us discover two young talents, that of the alto Dana Zemtsov and that of the pianist Catheljine Noorland. The chosen program includes the Sonata for Alto and Piano by Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), the Suite “1919” for alto and piano by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), ... more |
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August 29, 2015
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The Finnish composer Sébastian Fagerlund, born in 1972, studied violin at the Turku Conservatory before turning towards composition at the Sibelius Academy, where he obtained a diploma in 2004. His music deals most notably with nature, mixing spiritual and dreamlike visions, as well as ecstatic ... more |
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July 18, 2015
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This first volume devoted to Franz Liszt under the fingers of pianist Sviatoslav Richter allows us the possibility of hearing pieces such as the 8 Études d’Exécution Transcendante (Preludio, Étude, Paysage, Feux Follets, Eroica, La Chasse Sauvage, Étude, Harmonie du Soir) and the famous and unique ... more |
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July 18, 2015
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With this exemplary release, the label Praga Digitals pays tribute to the pianist Friedrich Gulda, who died in 2000. He was an adulated virtuoso who did not hesitate to play Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas in concert. “In his refusal of all teaching, of any a priori related to tradition, meaning ... more |
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