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A STANDARD-BEARER
Nicholas McCarthy plays Reinecke's
Sonata for the left hand,
reviewed by MIKE WHEELER
Born without his right hand, Nicholas McCarthy is the only one-handed pianist ever to graduate from the Royal College of Music. He has since become a standard-bearer for the left-hand piano repertoire — which is more extensive than you might think — including commissioning new pieces.
Even so, there are, he informed us, only two full-length sonatas in existence for left hand alone...
Copyright © 1 October 2016 Mike Wheeler,
Derby UK
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