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Rob Challinor
Beach: Piano music (Piano Classics)
Frezzotti is splendid in Beach’s romantic world [RCh]
Palmgren: Complete Piano Works Vol. 7 (Grand Piano)
Very attractive music, lots of first recordings and another success in an exciting series [RCh]
The Degenhof Sessions (Genuin)
A wonderfully entertaining programme with some real treats [RCh}
Popper: Complete Transcriptions for Violoncello and Piano (Paladino Music)
A valuable addition to the Popper discography and a chance to hear a Hubay rarity [RCh]
Finnish Piano Works (Hänssler Classic)
Richly evocative music that rewards repeated listening [RCh]
Mendelssohn: Fantasies, Caprices, Variations (Dynamic)
Shihyun Lee never misses the mark in this wonderful collection of Mendelssohn’s sometimes overlooked piano works [RCh]
Franck: Piano Works (Hänssler Classic)
Fabulous playing shows off Franck’s early virtuosity while impressing in the familiar late works [RCh]
Krzyżanowski: Piano Works Vol. 4 (Acte Préalable)
Best yet in the exploratory series of Krzyżanowski’s piano music [RCh]
Mompou: Piano music (Chandos)
Beautifully textured playing in these three atmospheric collections [RCh]
Gnattali: Piano Music (Nimbus Records)
Brazilian music owes a lot to Radamés Gnattali and this is an excellent showcase of his piano music [RCh]
Mayer E: Piano Concerto, overtures (cpo)
Attractive music but only the later overtures are really outstanding [RCh]
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) Complete Acoustic & Selected Electric Recordings (APR)
A wonderful completion of APR’s series exploring Backhaus’ exciting early recording career [RCh]
Ponchielli: Piano Music (Brilliant Classics)
Unknown but attractive salon piano from a composer known for opera [RCh]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum – August 2022 Festival (Danacord)
Another enjoyable portrait of this enduring festival which still piles on the surprises and delights [RCh]
Farrenc: Complete Piano Works 2 (Grand Piano)
A brilliant follow-up to the Etudes in elegant and winning performances [RCh]
Albéniz: Piano Music, Vol 9 (Naxos)
An entertaining final volume worth hearing for the very short but unknown berceuse [RCh]
20th Century Foxtrots (Grand Piano)
Be swept back to the jazz age with the latest in Wallisch’s excellent series [RCh]
Mozart and his Europe (Genuin)
A beautiful tone and natural, unmannered playing and flexibility of phrasing [RCh]
Shura Cherkassky (piano) Complete Recordings (APR)
Astonishing playing from a giant of the piano world [RCh]
Liszt: Salon and Stage (Prima Facie)
This wonderful recital shows the amazing breadth of Liszt’s response to the composers who wrote for stages both grand and intimate [RCh]
Chopin: Robert Lortat – Complete recordings (APR)
Muscular and occasionally idiosyncratic playing from the latest discovery in APR’s French Piano School collection [RCh]
Kristina Marinova (piano) Loves Me Not (Navona)
A low key and reflective recital that mostly satisfies [RCh]
Mozart: Piano Concerti No. 15-17 (Alpha Classics)
Sparkling and exuberant playing makes the most of these three Viennese concerti [RCh]
Liapunov: Piano works (Da Vinci Classics)
This romantic and virtuoso repertoire has been neglected for too long [RCh]
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