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Erik Bertsch

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Despite his brilliant record of first prize at the Dino Ciani International Piano Competition and gold medal at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition, he caused a sensation when he unexpectedly failed to qualify for the 8th International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, leading to a riot among the audience. The American pianist Jeffrey Swan (1951-) caused a sensation when he failed to qualify for the 8th International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, leading to a riot in the audience. Swann is known as one of the leading contemporary Chopin players in the U.S., like Garrick Ohlsson, the winner of the 8th Chopin Competition, but his repertoire is vast. Although Swan has not been blessed with many recordings of Chopin's concertos, he has not received the recognition he deserves for his abilities, and this collection of Martucci's concertos is superb for its wide range of dynamics and variety of tone and expression. This is a delightful reissue. Tokyo M-Plus