Review: Ammann, Ravel, Bartók – Piano Concertos – Haefliger, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Mälkki
Andreas Haefliger plays a new Piano Concerto by Dieter Ammann, with Ravel's Concerto for the Left-Hand and Bartók's Piano Concertos No. 3.
Andreas Haefliger plays a new Piano Concerto by Dieter Ammann, with Ravel's Concerto for the Left-Hand and Bartók's Piano Concertos No. 3.
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