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Title: Just another bad record...
Review: Let's be serious and face up to the facts: bad records come in hundreds every year. Helfgott's disastrous rendition of Rach 3 may be even worse than the usual clumsy products released by major labels, but it's in no way exceptional as a phenomenon - fraud and bad pianism abound in the market as much as wrong notes on this record. I'd love to see people saving some of their harsh criticism for plenty of supposed masters whose talent depend more on hype and lavish sound engineering than on technique, profoundity and understanding. At least Helfgott has his mental condition as an alibi. If we held many of the much acclaimed pianists who made into the big industry to the same standards we hold Helfgott here at Amazon, or even higher standards since some of them are, mentally speaking, perfectly healthy, the outcome would be deeply discouraging, I guess.
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