Homage to Godowsky

An anniversary accolade with a twist: one hundred and fifty years after his birth, this is a wonderful recital of some of the many works dedicated to Leopold Godowsky. It’s difficult to imagine more persuasive performances than these by Andrey Gugnin, who makes a second appearance on Hyperion after his universally—and vociferously—acclaimed Shostakovich.

CDA68310  80 minutes 20 seconds
‘Prepare yourself for a deliciously scintillating potpourri of choice delicacies, full of character and charm, the sort that has virtually disappeared from concert life today but which, in the early d ...
‘I’d never normally nominate something I was directly connected with, but the fact remains that ‘Homage to Godowsky’ (for which I planned the programme and wrote the booklet notes) gave me the most pl ...
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