I worked so hard to play this piece halfway decently in college. Now I probably couldn't get past the first line—but none of the time I spent practicing it all those years ago was wasted. Even now, listening to it brings tears to my eyes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIGjguSEmcg …
Volodos is like Zimerman: he seldom records, and (partly for this reason) his every recording is essential listening. His virtuosity is comparable to Cziffra's, but it's the fine details, the delicate subtlety and sensuous grace of his interpretations, that make him so marvelous.
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And as for Russian pianists, well, I think it might be better simply to say that they're typically quite good, full stop. Theirs is an amazingly strong pianistic tradition (although it may be worth stressing that Volodos is exceptional even among Russian pianists.)
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In fact, they're rather hit-or-miss on international repertory: few of them have a clue when it comes to French music, for example.
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