A respectable budget collection of Brahms' solo piano works played by Vanguard's roster of legendary pianists, this double disc may be suitable for those building a collection or seeking a convenient set for study. Even so, this is a mixed bag of old recordings of variable sound quality, apparently all ADD. While analog tape hiss is substantially reduced, the recordings have a fairly constricted audio range. Earl Wild, Eugene List, Jacqueline Blancard, and Bruce Hungerford are represented by recordings from the mid ...
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A respectable budget collection of Brahms' solo piano works played by Vanguard's roster of legendary pianists, this double disc may be suitable for those building a collection or seeking a convenient set for study. Even so, this is a mixed bag of old recordings of variable sound quality, apparently all ADD. While analog tape hiss is substantially reduced, the recordings have a fairly constricted audio range. Earl Wild, Eugene List, Jacqueline Blancard, and Bruce Hungerford are represented by recordings from the mid-twentieth century, and their styles are decidedly of the Romantic school, with robust dynamics, ample rubato, and dramatic displays of technique. Wild's incisive rendition of the Variations on a Theme by Paganini and Blancard's expressive reading of the Variations on a Theme by Schumann provide the most satisfying musical experiences, and these works admirably showcase the pianists' abilities. Regrettably, the sound of Blancard's 1951 recording is muddy, but her deeply felt interpretation...
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