Debussy: Pour Le Piano; Estampes, etc; Szymanowski: Prelude and Fugue; Sonata in C minor – review

Rafał Blechacz(Decca)Rafał Blechacz swept the board at the 2005 Warsaw Chopin piano competition, and though he has released a recital of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven sonatas, his subsequent discs for Deutsche Grammophon have generally focused on that composer. But this pairing of Debussy and Szymanowski confirms Blechacz is much more than a one-trick pianist; he's an artist of imagination and perception, with a fabulous range of keyboard touch and colour.There's nothing obvious or ostentatious ...

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