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    Nov 09, 2021 4 minutes
    —Stephen Francis Vasta

    SCHUMANN

    Arabeske, Kreisleriana, Fantasie

    Stephen Hough (piano). Hyperion CDA68363 (CD). 2021. Rachel Smith, prod.; David Hinitt, eng.

    The redoubtable Stephen Hough is at the top of his artistry and technical command in the . The big chords at the start don’t just ring out imposingly; the soloist shapes them for ebb and flow. Pearly articulations high-light the treble melody over brilliant running figures. The tricky rhythms of the central movement are light as well as assured, with terrific balances. The soloist projects the simpler textures of the final movement to inward, searching effect, with gentle s and s. Hough binds the episodic piece

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