Jorge Bolet Franck Symphonic Variations Boston Symphony Orchestra Charles Munch 1959

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Beyond praise---organic fulfillment of this iconic piece.

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For my taste, the tempo is too funereal for the first part and this exposes cruelly the out-of-tune piano; hard to judge Bolet's sound quality with this handicap (altho, strangely, the upper registers seem less affected!). An interesting document nevertheless, and the "Get yer hair cut" finale rights the wrongs of the introduction.