Fans of piano music may already know what to expect of this 2012 CD from Decca because pianist Behzod Abduraimov's brilliant reputation precedes him. The winner of the 2009 London International Piano Competition and a virtuoso who has been compared frequently to Vladimir Horowitz, Abduraimov has achieved international stardom in his early twenties and is rapidly becoming a household name. A quick look at the track listing should give the listener a clear idea of the sinister theme of this album, too, for Saint-Saëns' Danse ...
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Fans of piano music may already know what to expect of this 2012 CD from Decca because pianist Behzod Abduraimov's brilliant reputation precedes him. The winner of the 2009 London International Piano Competition and a virtuoso who has been compared frequently to Vladimir Horowitz, Abduraimov has achieved international stardom in his early twenties and is rapidly becoming a household name. A quick look at the track listing should give the listener a clear idea of the sinister theme of this album, too, for Saint-Saëns' Danse macabre, Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6 and the "Suggestion diabolique," and Liszt's Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude and the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 combine to make a fiendish -- and fiendishly difficult -- program. Abduraimov is quite sympathetic to the dark side of Romantic piano literature, and his uncanny abilities put him in a long line of virtuosos who, following Liszt's lead, have flirted with the supernatural in music. While the music may not actually be scary in its...
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Add this copy of Behzod Abduraimov / Prokofiev Sonata No 6, Liszt & to cart. $15.95, very good condition, Sold by 86 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Maplewood, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Decca.
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Very Good. Size: 4x5x0; a couple of dings to booklet; jewel case is in excellent condition; disc is mint; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated, we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment.
