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This is immensely distinguished Liszt-playing...Freire seems utterly at one with the music, not only in terms of its innate poetry but also its astonishing diversity of texture and touch...Freire... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
4th Apr 2011
Catalogue No: 4782728
Label: Decca
Length: 58 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Instrumental
BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, Instrumental Choice
Louis Lortie's credentials for taking on this greatest of musical pilgrimages are self-evident from the start. The opening 'Chapelle de Guillaume Tell', from the Switzerland-inspired first book,... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, 4 out of 5 starsMore…
Bolet was one of the finest of all Liszt players… One’s spirits lift even before the ‘play’ button is pressed…The Wagner-Liszt Tannhäuser Overture was one of Bolet’s specialities. This astonishing... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2018More…
Release Date:
19th Jan 2018
Catalogue No: AUDITE97738
Label: Audite
Length: 79 minutes
Awards:
Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Reissue of the Month
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'excellence’ doesn’t begin to do him justice. The grace and refinement of his playing seemed preternatural, a kind of perfection to which many pianists aspire but few attain – and none with the... — International Piano, September/October 2020More…
Bernard is a tasteful and refined pianist, with sensitivity and musicality, capable of pleasant sounds and elegant turns of phrase. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022More…