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Get anything Grigory Sokolov recorded

Warren Wen | 07/29/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Grigory Sokolov is definitely one of the most underrated pianist for the past few decades, and I truly believe he is the best still around.



Currently there are two CD boxes( each contains 5 CDs)and one DVD (Live in Paris) available in the market. This is one of the CD set.



CD1: Beethoven Diabelli Variations;

CD2 & CD3: Schubert D894, D960;

CD4: Chopin Sonata No 2 and Etude op25 ;

CD5: Scriabin Sonata No 3&9,Prokofiev Sonata No 8 and Rachmaninov Prelude op23 No 4.



Because of his reclusive personality and unwilling to record (perhaps due to perfectionism) , he never had contract with major labels and therefore lots of people were not aware of him. However, the one single DVD is good enough to do him justice--you have to see it to believe it.



He is one of the best classic pianists ever, along with Gilels, Richter, etc----definitely the best still around. If you have notheard of Solokov, get both CD sets and DVD--that will be the best investment for your classic music collection and years of enjoyment. And if one of us get lucky, we might still be able to see him one stage one day.



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