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Inspired Liszt from all angles

Ian Dando | New Zealand | 12/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nissman's account of the profound and many-sided B minor Sonata is all embracing - bravura where needed, high drama, poetic introspection in its slow movement and intellectual insight into its intricate web of thematic transformation. A winner. Her improvisatory approach to Rhapsody Espagnol is exactly right for the work's free fantasy. She nurtures Consolation No 3 (virtually a Chopin Nocturne) with intimately contoured melodic line. Clarity and elegance in her six Grandes Etudes de Paganini almost disguises their fierce technical demands. Nissman's clear background bravura never obscures foreground of melodic line and thematic detail. All is in perfect perspective. The consummate Liszt recital for me."