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 …
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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An interesting point, on which I ought to brood. I still remember Gilels' elegant reading of the Saint-Saens 2nd concerto, which perhaps affects my knee-jerk reaction, and Richter certainly played Debussy beautifully. But that's been a while. Since then? Perhaps you're right.
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