Bach. Piano transcriptions by Reger, Vaughan Williams, Busoni, Goossens, Grainger, Saint-Saëns, Martucci and others.
Antony GrayClassical, Early Music, New Music
ABC Classics 4765171 (3 CDs)
Reviewed by Gordon Kerry, September 1st, 2015
When period-instrument performances of Baroque music became mainstream in the 1970s, it must have seemed like a breath of fresh air after the sort of outings in which, as Debussy once put it, Bach seems to ‘bear the weight of many subsequent centuries’. Faster tempos, stylish ornamentation and smaller ensembles made for a clearer appreciation… continue reading »
Francis Poulenc: Complete Music for Solo Piano
Antony Gray, pianoClassical
ABC Classics 481 1835
Reviewed by John Weretka, September 1st, 2015
Although Francis Poulenc enjoyed a lively career as a pianist, his piano music has to some extent been eclipsed by his operas Les dialogues des Carmélites and La voix humaine, orchestral works such as Les biches and certain of his choral works. Music for his own instrument occupied him reasonably intensely until about the age… continue reading »
