PERFECTLY PACED

'Valerie Tryon is an excellent pianist and musician who grasps the style of these pieces beautifully ... her sound and phrasing are gorgeous.'

Valerie Tryon performs the music of Ignaz Friedman -
with GORDON RUMSON

Music for me lives in the resonance of a place with living performers and audience. But these days I expect that less than one percent of people's 'consumption' of music occurs in concert situations.

Rather, vast amounts of artistry are daily committed to disc and we are obliged to investigate. We owe it to the artists and the composers. Besides, recent recording circumstances have resulted in a wide range of composers and performers being represented that we might otherwise not hear.

Case in point: Ignaz Friedman performed by Valerie Tryon.

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