from Bach, Busoni & Beethoven: Piano Recital (SIGCD185) 1 Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – [4'34] 21 minutes 54 seconds 3 tracks2 Prestissimo [2'23] 3 Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo: Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindung [14'57] 'An innovative and imaginative musician of real talent … his best playing here is the Bach Partita, outstanding in every way—lightly pedalled, lucidly voiced, with a lithe, rhythmic buoyancy and ... '[James Rhodes] obviously loves the big-boned majesty of Busoni’s transcription of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C BWV 564, and brings a wildly emotional, personal insight into both Beethoven’s ... 'These are accounts to challenge the competition; his musicality and technical mastery held us with complete attention easily … recommended' (Musical Pointers) |