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Title: Insipid and boring Scarlatti performances
Review: I bought this two-CD album after reading many of the glowing reviewshere. Boy, was I in for an unhappy surprise. These performances arein general joyless and sound like Mr. Pletnev was sight-reading themafter a few disinterested practice sessions, eager to finish his contractual obligation, collect, and move on. The recorded sound isvery blah. In no way can these performances be compared with thoseof pianists like Horowitz or Sudbin or Browning, who bring life-enriching insight, technical polish and a sense of mission to theirwork. Do yourselves a favor and stay away. Oh, and BTW, don't forgetthe old saw, "If the bargain is too good to be true.." You get what youpay for.
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