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Piano Works by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky

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Piano Works by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky
Piano Works by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky

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Piano Works by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky

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The young pianist came with a host of big prizes but was little known to the public before being signed to the label, but she makes a convincing debut here. She has plenty of competition in the big virtuoso pieces she plays here, but most of it is male, and she blows away any concept of a distinctively female style. Fitting the golden-age pianism mission of the label is her version of 's , transcribed for piano by . This transcription would have seemed normal in 's time but is not so common nowadays. Sample the third track, "Vision," for a demonstration of 's crystalline playing. The other two pieces, the , of and , are common enough, but brings to them a rare combination of clarity and power. Consider the "Scarbo" finale as well; it seems as though every conservatory graduate plays this piece these days, but the uncanny edge of 's repeated notes is not so common. contributes excellent sound from the Sono Luminus studios on a recording that clearly marks as a young player to watch. ~ James Manheim

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