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What might seem a strange composer pairing proves, in Asal's thoughtful conception, to sound most natural.
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Julius Asal – ‘Scriabin – Scarlatti’
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Music Review: Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli – ‘Scarlatti: 12 Sonatas’ Arranged for Guitar Duo
A stirring display of six-string virtuosity from two superb guitarists who are also fine arrangers
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Lucas Debargue on His Upcoming Carnegie Hall Concert
The French-born virtuoso will play music of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and two lesser-known composers at Carnegie Hall on February 2.
Read More »Concert Review: Ukrainian Pianist Illia Ovcharenko – Music of Liszt, Scarlatti, Silvestrov, Revutsky, Chopin (NYC, 26 February 2023)
The 2023 Honens International Piano Competition winner dazzled a crowd at Carnegie Hall with the Liszt Sonata in B minor, Silvestrov and more]
Read More »Music Review: Lucas Debargue – ‘Scarlatti: 52 Sonatas’
DeBargue brings out a stunning array of emotions and effects in 52 astoundingly inventive and ahead-of-their-time sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
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