Title: Technically challenging music out of Imai's reach
Product review: This recording was very painful to listen to. I know the Kashkashian recordings of these wonderful sonatas, and this recording does not even come close to that one. The playing was very scratchy throughout, and it sounded like she needed to practice them much more. The octaves in the Op. 31/4 were out of tune, and were way too heavily vibrated. Most of the difficult spots sounded as if Imai just simply didn't possess the technique to execute them successfully. The whole disc sounded like a student attempting (unsuccessfully) these works.
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