Leon Fleisher Recital - Bach/Brahms, Scriabin, Saint-Saens
Leon Fleisher made this recording in 1991, several years before he regained the ability  to play with both hands. What makes this disc worthwhile even for the general music lover is  Brahms's transcription of the BachChaconne, much more faithful and effective than the  famous one by Busoni. The disc also includes an amusing set of études by Saint-Saëns, a dazzling  étude by Felix Blumenfeld (Horowitz's teacher), two excellent pieces by Scriabin and several  contemporary works. If Fleisher doesn't quite eclipse memories of Simon Barere in theBlumenfeldÉtude, his playing is always musical and technically sound, especially in the  difficult Brahms transcription, the best performance of this arrangement ever recorded.--Leslie  Gerber