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The lyrical joyful!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 08/14/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

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Anton Rubinstein' s piano music has been overshadowed by the legend of the performer. His thundering pianism and well known qualities as admirable soloist have created a barrier around just a few have been able to surpass it.



Among his Piano Concertos, the best known is the fourth Op. 70, but his piano compositions are almost neglected for most of pianists. His works for piano are not precisely originals, they accuse the influence of Liszt, Mendelssohn and Schumann, and although we may realize there is an excessive use of superfluous material, there are certain virtues around them.



Leslie Howard made a colossal effort to bring us the entire set of Piano Sonatas. And for all the music lovers, these piano pieces should be included among their invaluable collection.



The Fourth Sonata is by far, the best achievement.

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