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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisite playing,
By William D. Bradford (Chelmsford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ivan Moravec Plays Debussy & Chopin (Audio CD)
It irked the French of my Dad's generation that the greatest interpreter of Debussy piano music was Walter Gieseking - not exactly a Frenchman.I don't know if it bothers the French today that the mantle has passed to a Czech. If it does, they should get past it, and just be grateful that anyone can play this beautifully. The Chopin Mazurkas are I think as close to Moravec's heart as they were to the composer. He often offers them as encores at recitals, and invariably reduces the audience to hushed rapture. All music lovers should snap up any Moravec album they come across - especially if it includes a Chopin Mazurka.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CD'S,
By MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ivan Moravec Plays Debussy & Chopin (Audio CD)
This is truly one of the most beautiful CD's I own. I first heard of it about 15 years ago, before I owned a CD player: I read in a British classical music magazine that Moravec's playing of Chopin was inspired and that his playing of Debussy was reason enough to buy a disc player. The writer called CD's "silver cookies" and this disc was right at the top of his list of ten favorites. I have listened over and over and still continue to marvel at the subtleties of Moravec's pianism. Gorgeous and delicate, but these are not wispy interpretations which melt like cotton candy. Moravec plays with strength. I love the Chopin CD and think it honestly compares favorably with Rubenstein, but it is the Debussy interpretations that have stayed with me and that I come back to time and time again for a 45 minute vacation from life in New York City. The price listed above is unbeatable...about 1/2 of what I paid. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful performances.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ivan Moravec Plays Debussy & Chopin (Audio CD)
I stumbled across this album several years ago and couldn't believe my good fortune. I've listened to recorded piano music for a number of years, and while I would by no means consider myself to have any special expertise, I consistently find Mr. Moravec to be the single most communicative pianist in my experience. This set, along with all of his recordings reissued on VAI that I've been able to hear, are simply wonderful.
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