Brana Records is reissuing the extensive recorded legacy of legendary Polish pianist Felicja Blumental practically in its entirety. As Blumental recorded most often with budget labels such as Vox, her legacy can be a mixed bag. Whether or not one wants one of the Brana recordings may in part depend on if one likes the repertoire she plays, which tends toward works that are somewhat off the beaten path. The Spinning Girl is the closest thing to a sampler of Blumental as can be had on Brana, featuring her talents in a wide ...
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Brana Records is reissuing the extensive recorded legacy of legendary Polish pianist Felicja Blumental practically in its entirety. As Blumental recorded most often with budget labels such as Vox, her legacy can be a mixed bag. Whether or not one wants one of the Brana recordings may in part depend on if one likes the repertoire she plays, which tends toward works that are somewhat off the beaten path. The Spinning Girl is the closest thing to a sampler of Blumental as can be had on Brana, featuring her talents in a wide variety of works and even including her renderings of some fairly mainstream literature, including Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and Franz Schubert's F minor Impromptu D935.While Blumental's playing in familiar repertoire is certainly above average, and molded into her own individual style, Blumental's handling of this kind of literature does not seem to be her strong suit. In oddball, under-recorded or under-recognized works Blumental excels. Some pieces considered "unknown" when she...
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