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Restraint pays off for Murray Perahia in New York

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 2 November 2012
Haydn, Piano Sonata in D major, Hob XVI:24
Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2
Schumann, Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival of Vienna), Op.26
Chopin, Impromptu in F sharp major, Op.36
Chopin, Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, Op.20
Murray Perahia, Piano
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****1
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