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Chopin: The Piano Works
from: Decca
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Bolet Rediscovered: Liszt Recital
from: RCA
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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Chopin Polonaises
from: Decca
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics
from: Naxos American
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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Liszt: Piano Works
from: Decca
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Piano Music
from: Naxos American
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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American Classics Sampler
from: Naxos American
: :It shouldn't take more than a few seconds into the first track, the Liebesträum No. 3, for this disc to hook you. It exhibits masterly playing of the sort we rarely hear these days or even from Bolet's later recordings for Decca/London, when his playing was stolid and inhibited. But this Liebesträum is awash in poetic lyricism of the first order, with marvelous legato playing. Bolet links every note seamlessly to the next, like a string of beads, an effect reinforced ...
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Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 and 4 hands
from: Nimbus Records
: :Disc 2 of this new collection, the solo piano pieces, has been doing good service for well over a decade. Marks plays a good variety of Gottschalk music, sparkles in the virtuoso pieces, and even manages to keep a straight face when he plays sentimental tripe like 'The Last Hope' and 'The Dying Poet.' As the only important composer produced by the U.S. in the 19th century, Gottschalk still deserves our attention, and his folk-influenced pieces are still fun to hear. ...
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The Art of Piano
from: Philips
: :Disc 2 of this new collection, the solo piano pieces, has been doing good service for well over a decade. Marks plays a good variety of Gottschalk music, sparkles in the virtuoso pieces, and even manages to keep a straight face when he plays sentimental tripe like 'The Last Hope' and 'The Dying Poet.' As the only important composer produced by the U.S. in the 19th century, Gottschalk still deserves our attention, and his folk-influenced pieces are still fun to hear. ...
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Gottschalk: American Piano Music
from: Smithsonian Folkways
:Album Description:Born in New Orleans, Gottschalk (1829-1869) composed piano works that drew on elements of Creole, African American, French, Caribbean, and Southern U.S. culture. He was the first American to earn international acclaim as a pianist-composer. Performed by renowned pianist Amiram Rigai, the selections encompass a variety of styles and reveal the breathtaking scope of Gottschalk's work. This remastered 70-minute recording is indispensable for those interested in American classical music. 'Exotic, innovative compositions are performed with panache by a world-renowned pianist.' ...
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