Reference Recording: Pletnev’s Super-Cool CPE Bach

David Hurwitz

Artistic Quality:

10

Sound Quality:

10

Anyone who has heard Mikhail Pletnev’s Scarlatti knows that he […]

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Recording Details:

Reference Recording: None for this coupling; This One Generally

BACH, C.P.E.:
Sonatas in G minor H 47; C minor H 121; D major H 286; F-sharp minor H 37; G major H 119; E minor H 281; Rondos in A major H 276; D minor H 290; C minor H 283; Andante con tenerezza (from Sonata in A major H 135)

Soloists: Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon - 459 614-2
Medium: CD

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