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Stanley Fefferman reviews Jan Lisiecki bringing the poetry of Chopin’s Etudes back home to Koerner Hall

Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations of Chopin’s Etudes, soon to be published by Deutsche Grammophon, are elegant and authoritative to an astonishing degree. After hearing his recital today of Chopin’s Études Opp. 10 and 25, in Koerner Hall, my clearest thought is … Continue reading

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Richard Goode @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

March 6, 2012, Jane Mallet Theatre, Toronto. Richard Goode chose three collections from Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms for his Toronto program. Short pieces make easy listening, and 26 of them offer the charm of variety. This survey of Romantic melodies promises … Continue reading

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MARKUS GROH Piano Recital @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Tuesday,September 20, 2011, Walter Hall, Toronto. Given that Markus Groh is justly celebrated by Gramophone for the “supreme control of his instrument and sensitivity regarding timbre and texture,” he still surprised me with magical effects in strongly chromatic passages.. Listening … Continue reading

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