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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0034571176260 Format: Import Label: Hyperion UK Manufacturer: Hyperion UK Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hyperion UK Release Date: August 12, 2008 Studio: Hyperion UK Sales Rank: 63161 MPN: 67626 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Poor sound qualityThis disc contains some very excellent performances of rarely heard music by Godowsky. The performances are compelling to listen to, accurate representations from the score, and captures the varying characters of mood. There are no hesitations anywhere and music, not piano-playing, is heard throughout. This is excellent musicianship that all performers should strive for. However, there is the issue, by no fault of the performer, of poor sound quality. It diminishes the performances ... Read More Rating:  - Hamelin triumphs againIn this recording, Godowsky's imaginative approach to transcription and his virtuosic pianistic skills are equally matched by Marc-Andre Hamelin's unrivalled artistry. Indeed, while I have heard some of these pieces dismissed by others as mere 'salon music', under Hamelin's care they emerge as works of substantial merit, as appropriate to the concert platform as any major work. And what often sounds like a physical struggle in the hands of some pianists, emerges here as part of Hamelin's bread and butter ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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