Word: chopin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Pianist Sergei Dorensky--performs works by Chopin. New England Conservatory, 241 Saint Botolph St., Boston. Thursday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Free...
...EVGENY KISSIN: CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT CONCERT (RCA, 2 CDs). For once, a Russian pianist who deserved all his pre-debut hype. In September 1990, before the toughest audience in the world, Kissin, then 18, wowed 'em with Schumann, Prokofiev, Liszt and Chopin...
...EVGENY KISSIN: CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT CONCERT (RCA, 2 CDs). For once, a Russian pianist who deserved all his pre-debut hype. In September 1990, before the toughest audience in the world, Kissin, then 18, wowed 'em with Schumann, Prokofiev, Liszt and Chopin...
...great Romantics for good reason: his style is freewheeling, poetic, very much the flowering of his temperament and his mood of the moment. As such he is a priceless antidote to the prevailing vogue in pianism for note-perfect but dry interpretations. Along with the Bach and the Chopin, Cherkassky plays at least one modern piece on each program, and often the most startling revelations occur in these works. Ives' Three-Page Sonata or Stockhausen's Klavierstuck IX are rinsed in his effervescent Romanticism, and concertgoers find formidable works exciting. Cherkassky's birthday bash is Dec. 2 at Carnegie Hall...
...constantly studying new things," says Siever, who just finished learning four Chopin preludes. "It has been a source of never-ending pleasure...