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Left Hand Legacy is the title of this album. The first part of a project devoted to works for piano left hand composed for the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein. It is an initiative of the Dutch pianist Folke Nauta. Like Wittgenstein, Nauta saw a flourishing career cruelly disrupted by a persistent injury (focal dystonia) to his right hand and has been involved in repertoire for the left-handed pianist for some time. Nauta graduated with distinction from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 1997. His teacher was Jan Wijn, who also lost the use of his right hand due to focal dystonia and then concentrated on the repertoire for the left hand.
This is not only a mouth-watering recording because of the chosen subject. By all accounts, it is a performance here that cannot be praised enough. The excellently written explanation (also in Dutch!) by Folke Nauta is full of interesting facts, and the design with many photos is beautiful.
Tom Peeters was responsible for a beautiful recording, warm, spacious and yet transparent. The musical achievements of all involved deserve the highest praise, especially if one takes into account that we are talking about an edition with two hours and twenty minutes of completely new music to study. The excellently written explanation by cellist Michiel Weidner and Folke Nauta is packed with interesting facts. And the best part is that a second part is in the works.
Bravo!
Siebe Riedstra
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