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Title: The dude plays with flat hands!
Review: The greatest deficiancy in Helfgott's pianism is the fact that he plays with flat hands (in the English tradition) as opposed to round hands (in the Bach tradition - the preferred mode for great pianists). Flat hands severely restrict what you can do on the keyboard, and this shows in the recording. This CD comes in nice packaging with all kinds of impressive photos so that the uninitiated audience might actually buy it (thinking that it is good). Do not be fooled! The only reason Helfgott is so famous is because he poses a Holywood story: a psychotic individual with personal problems who transcended his illness through art.
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