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Title: Not even remotely
Review: The first reviewer went into such paroxysms of rapture for this CD that I broke my rule and ordered this CD on the basis of someone whose opinions were untested. Sergei Edekmann turns out to be a typical Russian competition winner, possessing a big, extroverted technique that attempts to out-Gilels Gilels. But the interpretations here are rudimentary and crude, and RCA's sound is hard and clangy. There was little to enjoy, in short.
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