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The ugliest cd was deposited at my home yesterday. It's the new
Argerich/Dutoit recording of Chopin's piano concertos. The cover shows
us a photograph of the two artists enveloped in a gray haze which I doubt
could be surpassed in terms of unattractiveness.
I thought that the Sony Heritage covers were the bottom of the barrel - so
cheap looking and boring. But, Argerich/Dutoit take no prisoners in this
category.
The performance itself? Argerich is fantastic, but Dutoit is his usually
routine self. I don't have many Dutoit recordings, but I'm at a loss to
figure out how his reputation has been attained. I would like to get an
excellent recording of his. Anything out there?
Don Satz
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[As far as covers go, generally any cover featuring a performer
turns me off completely, but I don't see this as being much
worse from hundreds of others (to see an image of the cover check
http://www.classical.net/chopin12.jpg). Dutiot is generally best in
French repertoire (especially Ravel, Faure, and Roussel), though his
recording of The Planets is excellent as well. -Dave]
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