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...program designed to get the question of Berman's technique out of the way at once. The Liszt Sonata in B minor offers a hard challenge to any pianist's claims on a big romantic style...
Berman used the sonata to exhibit the fleetest of fingers and an extraordinary range of sound-from thundering climaxes to whispering pianissimos. Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody is entirely a display piece; Berman's epic double-octave runs near the end were breathtaking. The choice of Beethoven's crisp, bouncy Sonata No. 18, Op. 31, No. 3, rather than one of the composer's mightier scores, was wise: one does not spout deep philosophy at a fireworks display. Berman's playing of the sonata was immaculate, and not without humor...
Before he returns to Moscow, Berman will record Beethoven's Sonata No. 18, as well as the Appassionato, for Columbia...
George Loring, piano, plays Schumann "Papillons" and Brahms F minor piano sonata. Dunster Library...
Bach Society Orchestra performs Brahms Serenade, Rossini Overture, and Beethoven Piano Concerto 7/8 2. Neal Stulbert, conductor, Richard Kogan, piano soloist. Pre-Concert recital: Beethoven piano sonata in f minor, the "Appasionata" performed by Kogan at 7:45. Sanders Theater...