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Benjamin Grosvenor explores B minor with Chopin and Liszt

Benjamin Grosvenor
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“a right hand which produces cascades of pearls with perfect note-by-note evenness”
Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 18 October 2023
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Prelude in E minor, BWV855a (arr. Siloti in B minor)
Gubaidulina, Chaconne
Liszt, Piano Sonata in B minor, S 178
Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op.58
Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor, "Lento Con Gran Espressione", Op. posth, B 49
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