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Title: Freaky brilliance
Review: I'll grant that the interpretations on this album aren't standard fare. It is even deeply eccentric. But this is fantastic stuff.The Gaspard is in a league of its own. It is not that the interpretation is much better than others available - such as Argerich, Franois or Michelangeli - but the interpretations are otherworldly. I think this is the Scarbo which is most likely to give you nightmares (appropriate, given the nature of the piece).The Prokofiev is very ably played, although I can't compare it to any other recordings. As for the Chopin, it is a deeply satisfying, if somewhat odd, interpretation. The liner notes even acknowledge that Pogorelich ignores some of the dynamics marked by Chopin.
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