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Paul Lewis excels in Bach-Busoni, Liszt and Mussorgsky at Zankel

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City on 26 March 2014
Bach, Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Orgel-Büchlein) in F Minor, BWV639 (arr. Busoni)
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 13 in E flat major "quasi una fantasia", Op.27 no.1
Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - chorale prelude in G Minor, BWV659 (arr. Busoni)
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2
Liszt, Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S 203
Liszt, Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S 208
Liszt, RW Venezia, S 201
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
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