These recordings date from Alexis ‘Sigi’ Weissenberg’s graduation from the Juilliard School and prior to his lengthy sabbatical. As such they offer an extremely rare opportunity to hear a varied programme from a pianist who polarised opinion but never failed to pack the concert hall.
July 2013
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“This splendid collection of early Weissenberg recordings captures his big personality in expansive repertoire, notably Prokofiev, Haydn and Liszt. The poor sound proves frustrating.”
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