Instrumental, Piano Solos, Etudes, Chaminade (composer)
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it's a superlative performance [of Alborada del gracioso] by any standards, including repeated notes that turn me green with envy. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice
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Shura Cherkassky: The Complete 78rpm Recordings (1923-1950)
Shura Cherkassky (piano), Robert Lortat, Marcel Hubert, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Rachmilovich
APR’s is the most comprehensive single collection and has, by a country mile, the best annotation, booklet (Jonathan Summers) and transfers (Seth B Winner)...evidence, if it were needed, of... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Archive Issue of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Though not all the works are memorable...this is a fascinating document...Overall more reflective than virtuosic, this disc allows Plowright to show off his superb command of texture and colour. —
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A charming listen. Chaminade is an unsung hero of her time, and this disc showcases just how colourful her music is. Mark Viner plays with panache, his renditions light and sensitive. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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Fine sound and knowledgeable notes by Viner supplement the excellent playing. In sum, a splendid release. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Olga Samaroff & Frank La Forge: the Complete Solo Recordings
Olga Samaroff, Frank La Forge, Victor Orchestra
You can still appreciate what a rich and varied piano tone [Samaroff] produced in performances of grace and musicality. When it comes to bravura works, I think you will be astonished. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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A welcome outing for Chaminade's piano works, 'salon' pieces and much more, full of glitter and charm, with stylistic echoes of Bizet, Gounod and Franck. Polk makes a convincing case for their... —
