Volodos: Classical but progressive?

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   Anyone come across Arcadia Volodos before. He's a famous classical pianist. 
I picked up his album, Piano Transcriptions (shown below), a few years ago after hearing a review on BBC Radio3 (UK classic radio station). Reason I got it is because Radio3 (  )were sl*gging it off saying it was flashy, improvised, transcribed, classic tunes played at 1,000 miles an hour, smoke coming out of the top of the piano, showy...and I immediately thought Keith Emerson, so I went out and bought it.

Of course nothing like Keith Emerson, but a really fabulous work out of classic pieces, crancked up a few notches, played by a classical virtuoso. 
Track Listing: 
Carmen Variations 
Utro 
Melodiya (Melody) 
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 
Litanei (Litany) 
Aufenthalt (Resting Place) 
Liebesbotschaft (Love Message) 
Flight Of The Bumblebee 
Cinderella: Gavotte, Op. 95 No. 2 
Orientale, Op. 97 No. 6 
Valse, Op. 102 No. 1 
Scherzo (Symphony No. 6) 
Largo (Trio Sonata No. 5 BWV 529) 
Turkish March 

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NutterAlert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 07 2005 Location: In transition Status: Offline Points: 2808	Topic: Volodos: Classical but progressive? Posted: August 18 2005 at 09:12
	Anyone come across Arcadia Volodos before. He's a famous classical pianist. I picked up his album, Piano Transcriptions (shown below), a few years ago after hearing a review on BBC Radio3 (UK classic radio station). Reason I got it is because Radio3 ( )were slgging it off saying it was flashy, improvised, transcribed, classic tunes played at 1,000 miles an hour, smoke coming out of the top of the piano, showy...and I immediately thought Keith Emerson, so I went out and bought it. Of course nothing like Keith Emerson, but a really fabulous work out of classic pieces, crancked up a few notches, played by a classical virtuoso. Track Listing:* Carmen Variations Utro Melodiya (Melody) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Litanei (Litany) Aufenthalt (Resting Place) Liebesbotschaft (Love Message) Flight Of The Bumblebee Cinderella: Gavotte, Op. 95 No. 2 Orientale, Op. 97 No. 6 Valse, Op. 102 No. 1 Scherzo (Symphony No. 6) Largo (Trio Sonata No. 5 BWV 529) Turkish March
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