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  February 28, 2009

With Holliger at the helm, I had high hopes for this SACD re-release of a 1974 recording. Alas, it turned out to be rather disappointing. The performances of the English Chamber Orchestra under Raymond Leppard are heavy and stodgy. The sound is flat and dull. The ECO accompaniment is too large, too ... more
Bach: Italian Concerto, Partitas - Glenn Gould      (2 of 6 found this review helpful)
  February 28, 2009

The previous reviewer starts by suggesting: " ... it's no surprise that Sony has chosen it for re-mastering on SA-CD" I, by contrast, find it perplexing and questionable. Gould famously hated the Italian Concerto - and rightly so in my view. I find it to be (for Bach) trite, obvious, lacking in ... more
Bach: Two and Three Part Inventions - Glenn Gould      (6 of 7 found this review helpful)
  February 28, 2009

1. I already had the original redbook CD release of the Two and Three Part inventions with Gould (coupled with the Toccatas). 2. Many bogans died to get me the SACD version which is single-layer (like many of the early Sony releases) and almost impossible to find now at an earthly price. 3. It has ... more
Bach: Keyboard Concertos Vol. 2 - Perahia      (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
  February 28, 2009

Perahia doing Bach, as Perahia does Bach: very clean and very smooth. Very un-Gould. If Gould uses the piano to try and emulate the detached sound of a harpsichord (always sans pedal), Perahia is almost the opposite. Having said so, the sound Perahia achieves in the second movement (largo) of ... more
Schnittke: Complete Piano Sonatas - Igor Tchetuev          (11 of 11 found this review helpful)
  February 28, 2009

I came across this CD, by chance, whilst having a random browse during interval at the Sydney International Piano Competition ... What a superb find it is! The Schnittke piano sonatas are late works ... written between 1988 -1992 ... but they are surprisingly accessible. The very first track ... more

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