![]() ![]() Her dry and rather glib F-sharp minor Song Without Words Op. She begins with a fluid and translucently-voiced reading of the Bach/Petri Sheep May Safely Graze transcription, followed by “October” from Tchaikovsky’s The Months, which is somber and contained in contrast to, say, Shura Cherkassky’s big singing line. More importantly, Khatia Buniatishvili reveals a capacity for calm, sensitivity, and focus light-years removed from her customary “pit bull in a china shop” approach to virtuosic fare like the Liszt B minor Sonata. ![]() ![]() Although the music embraces a wide and diverse stylistic range, the selections flow in and out of each other easily and integrate extremely well. “A unique selection of magical piano moments that have shaped Khatia’s life,” reads the sticker on what appears to be a gimmicky concept album, but in fact turns out to be a carefully crafted program of 17 mostly short, introspective pieces by as many composers. ![]()
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