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Title: Beautiful Nocturnes
Review: This is definitely Rubinstein territory. The pianist is known for his warm melodic phrasing and intelligent use of rubato in these pieces. One of reasons he excells in these pieces is because of the proper right hand-left hand dynamic balancing which can make or break these pieces. The left hand obviously has to be softer, but how much softer? We still need to hear it - Rubinstein has the answer to this. In addition he always plays a mild forte that is more characteristic for these Nocturnes. I also like Moravec's set but this is my favorite. Rubinstein and Chopin go together well. Warm rather than aggressive.
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