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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
ALKAN: 25 Préludes dans les tons majeurs et mineurs Op.31 Mark Viner (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 2/Sep/2019 ] "In the end, then, the Preludes emerge with a pristine beauty that reinforces our appreciation of the range of Alkan's genius. The sound is excellent, too, and the extensive notes by Viner himself are superb. Very strongly recommended." Fanfare |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: Grande Sonate, Op.33 / Trois Morceaux dans le genre, Pathétique Op.15; Mark Viner Mark Viner (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2020 ] "And whether or not you care for Alkan's music, here is a disc of piano-playing out of the top drawer." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2020 |
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CECILE CHAMINADE
Chaminade: Piano Music Mark Viner (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] "A charming listen. Chaminade is an unsung hero of her time, and this disc showcases just how colourful her music is. Mark Viner plays with panache, his renditions light and sensitive." BBC Music |
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SIGISMOND THALBERG
Thalberg: Opera Fantasies Mark Viner (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] A swashbuckling extravaganza of nineteenth century pianism and a veritable contribution to Romantic Revivalism. This, Mark Viner's début recording, presents the operatic paraphrases of the neglected pianistācomposer Sigismond Thalberg, aristocratic... |
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SIGISMOND THALBERG
Thalberg: Apothéose & Fantasies on French Operas; Mark Viner (piano) [ Piano Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "While the Fantasy on Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots is hardly a masterpiece, there's no question that Mark Viner completely believes in it…And he turns 'Bella adorata', from Mercadante's Il giuramento, into a piece of great wistfulness." Gramophone |