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A joy to behold: Evgeny Kissin on a roll at the Salzburg Festival

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“taking a rapt audience with him all the way”
Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 28 August 2021
Berg, Piano Sonata in B minor, Op.1
Khrennikov, Dance, Op.5 no.3
Khrennikov, Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 2
Gershwin, 3 Preludes
Chopin, Nocturne no. 17 in B major, Op.62 no.1
Chopin, Impromptu in A flat major, Op.29
Chopin, Impromptu in F sharp major, Op.36
Chopin, Impromptu in G flat major, Op.51
Chopin, Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, Op.20
Chopin, Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, "Heroic," Op.53
Mendelssohn, Song without words in A major "Duetto", Op.38 no.6
Kissin, Four Piano Pieces, Op.1: Dodecaphonic Tango
Chopin, Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.31
Debussy, Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
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