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Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck

Evgeny Kissin Plays Schubert, Brahms, Bach, Liszt, and Gluck

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Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin delivers a virtuoso performance of remarkable depth and artistry in this 1990 concert recorded live in Munich at Bavaria Musikstudios. Selections include Franz Schubert's Fantasy in C Major, D 760 ("Wanderer"), Johannes Brahms's Fantasies, op. 116, Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12, J.S. Bach's "Siciliana" and Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Melody Dance of the Blessed Spirits."

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Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

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Release Date

01 January 1991

Country

Germany

Cast

Evgeny Kissin

Evgeny Kissin

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