Film: Triple Whammy

and aristocratic Frenchman with the songful Italian name.

The young man’s discography is relatively modest, but growing: a recent album devoted to his countryman Gershwin, including the piano preludes transcribed by Heifetz; a French collection, featuring, among other familiar works, Ravel’s Tzigane, whose poetry and exoticism he captures exquisitely; correct and authoritative Mozart concertos; a masterly Barber concerto, with the right blend of velvet and steel; and an utterly winsome album of Kreisler, that smooth purveyor of highest-quality froth.

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and aristocratic Frenchman with the songful Italian name.

The young man’s discography is relatively modest, but growing: a recent album devoted to his countryman Gershwin, including the piano preludes transcribed by Heifetz; a French collection, featuring, among other familiar works, Ravel’s Tzigane, whose poetry and exoticism he captures exquisitely; correct and authoritative Mozart concertos; a masterly Barber concerto, with the right blend of velvet and steel; and an utterly winsome album of Kreisler, that smooth purveyor of highest-quality froth.