Piano four hands Getallo & Andreev

By David Karlin, 01 February 2014

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Reviewed at Gstaad Chapel, Gstaad on 1 February 2014

Rubinstein, Sonata in D major for piano four hands, Op.89

Schubert, Divertissement sur des motifs originaux français in B minor, D.823 no.1

Yusupov, Cultures of the past: 1 Egypt

Tepper de Ferguson, Sonata in D major for piano four hands, Op.18

Alexander Andreev, Piano

Julia Getallo, Piano

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****1

A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun

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****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Piano with four young hands: Getallo and Andreev duo