Photo: Guy Vivien
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François-Frédéric Guy, Piano
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'Liszt's Benediction was sheer revelation,
the music's shimmering, airy textures outlined with the delicacy
that Monet conveyed in his pink and blue views of the Rouen Cathedral.
Guy turned Schumann's wretched suffering into a paean of consolation.
Even in the seething stretches, the pianist never let Schumann's
string of variations lose their rapturous theme.'
'This 37-year-old French pianist captures the audaciousness and wild flights of the score and plays brilliantly. Yet there is remarkable clarity and poise in his performance. Textures are clear; every note speaks; no detail is fudged.' New York Times
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