The composer’s Eleven Bagatelles for the Piano, performed by pianist Inna Faliks, has brilliant parts but no through line.
The virtuoso cellist takes a Romantic approach to the Six Suites.
A varied program from Bach to Avner Dorman is given cohesion by Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi.
S.F. Conservatory of Music instructors strut their fretted stuff in a concert ranging from the Baroque to jazz and back.
Making the difficult seem easy is what the pianist does best, as his Davies Hall recital demonstrated.
Juxtaposing the composer’s early and late styles made for effective contrasts as well as interesting interpretive choices.
