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Melnikov the Magnificent: Schumann, Scriabin and Shostakovich at the Festival de Lanaudière

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Reviewed at Église de St-Paul-de-Joliette, Joliette on 17 July 2012
Schumann, Études symphoniques, Op.13
Scriabin, Poème in F sharp major, Op.32 no.1
Scriabin, Poème in D major, Op.32 no.2
Scriabin, Fantasie in B minor, Op.28
Shostakovich, 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, Op.87 (Nos 1-12)
Alexander Melnikov, Piano
Bach sheds light in an impressively dark outing from the ACO
****1
Energetic Scottish Symphony lifts a weighty evening with the LPO
***11
Aimez-vous Rachmaninov? Alexander Melnikov at Musikfest Berlin
****1
Mixed performances in Ligeti and Mozart from Les Siècles
***11
Prom 19: From dawn to death with Thomas Dausgaard and the BBCSSO
****1
Melnikov and Staier bring intimacy and fresh edge to Schubert
*****
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