Michel Petrucciani: Both Worlds Live review – astounding virtuosity

(Dreyfus)Michel Petrucciani was born with the gifts of a child prodigy and the curse of a disabling condition which restricted his growth and made playing the piano physically painful. His professional life began at age 13, and the music on this triple album was recorded six months before his death at 36. An hour of it also comes on DVD, showing how this tiny figure could dominate a concert stage by the sheer intensity of his playing. His virtuosity is astounding, suggesting at times an almost d