COMPOSERS: Chopin
LABELS: Hurstwood Farm Studios
WORKS: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 58; Scherzo No. 1; Scherzo No. 2;Scherzo No. 3; Scherzo No. 4
PERFORMER: Joseph Long (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: CD 98009 (distr. The Hurst, Borough Green, Sevenoaks TN15 8TA or pianos@hurstwood-farm.demon.co.uk)
Long is a promising 24-year-old pianist. Recorded live, he lacks the necessary degree of physical and mental power to sustain passionate, large-scale works, though he does lots of lovely, delicate things. The recording is clear, though a bit remote. Adrian Jack
Chopin: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 58; Scherzo No. 1; Scherzo No. 2;Scherzo No. 3; Scherzo No. 4
Long is a promising 24-year-old pianist. Recorded live, he lacks the necessary degree of physical and mental power to sustain passionate, large-scale works, though he does lots of lovely, delicate things. The recording is clear, though a bit remote. Adrian Jack
Our rating
2
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:13 pm