Jorge Bolet, the pianist, was advised by critic Howard Taubman to seek help for his musical imagination and sensitivity, leading him to work with Abram Chasins.
Interpretation
Jorge Bolet preferred performing for an audience over working in a recording studio, and these live recordings capture that quality.
Historical Context
The Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, California, where these recitals were recorded, was a major West Coast concert hall from 1974 to 1995, hosting around 2,500 concerts.
Recording & Production
The sound quality of the archival recordings from the Ambassador Auditorium is variable and not always of high fidelity.
Recording & Production
The recitals on this album were not originally recorded for commercial release but purely for archival reasons.
Performer Biography
Jorge Bolet, the pianist on this album, had a contract with Decca during the 1980s that resulted in 25 discs of solo and concerto material.
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