Prior to this release, pianist Nikolai Demidenko made a solo recording, a second volume of Bach/Busoni Transcriptions for Hyperion that came out in 2002. Though his renown has been earned largely through the acclaim attending to his recordings of Russian masters such as Medtner, Mussorgsky, and Scriabin, Demidenko has likewise had ample opportunity to demonstrate his prowess in standard, continental European literature, and his ASV recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations continues this side of his repertoire. The disc ...
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Prior to this release, pianist Nikolai Demidenko made a solo recording, a second volume of Bach/Busoni Transcriptions for Hyperion that came out in 2002. Though his renown has been earned largely through the acclaim attending to his recordings of Russian masters such as Medtner, Mussorgsky, and Scriabin, Demidenko has likewise had ample opportunity to demonstrate his prowess in standard, continental European literature, and his ASV recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations continues this side of his repertoire. The disc opens with the filler, Beethoven's short Sonata No. 24 in F sharp, Op. 78, "Für Therese," and it is a sparkling performance worthy of taking its place among the best available versions of this sonata. The Diabelli Variations have been recorded often and well by pianists such as Artur Schnabel, Rudolf Serkin, Alfred Brendel, and Daniel Barenboim, so any pianist, no matter how good, is stepping into a very crowded room when it comes to competition in this work. Demidenko acquits...
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