Hough’s French morsels
Stephen Hough’s French Album This recital is full of surprises: we hear lesser-known gems from the piano repertoire, as well as works by well-known composers such as Fauré, Ravel, Debussy and Poulenc....
View ArticleThe Great Piano Scam
It was the great piano scam. Despite one or two admirable early recordings, a young pianist of promise failed to capitalise on her potential. Years later, living in suburban Hertfordshire, her...
View ArticleConcert Meister Series – Ronn Yedidia’s DanzaNova
Concert Meister Series (http://www.concertmeister.org), a Baruch Performing Arts Center and Legato Production, presents the prolific and award winning Resident Composer, Ronn Yedidia and his new world...
View ArticleMendelssohn's Piano Trio op 49, in D minor, 2nd Movement
I love chamber music, the warm and cosy feeling that it gives, that intimacy with the music itself, is not comparable to what one gets from the big orchestral work. And what else could one ask for :...
View ArticleDuo-pianists Kasparov and Lutsyshyn talk about their new Florent Schmitt...
The Invencia Piano Duo (Oksana Lutsyshyn + Andrey Kasparov) have recorded all of the duo-piano compositions of Florent Schmitt, including a number of world premieres. One of the most exciting recent...
View ArticlePianist Elisha Abas – Scriabin in the Genes
The ante has just been upped: at the personal request of powerhouse conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, pianist Elisha Abas will perform with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra in Caracas in July of 2013. Says...
View ArticleMichelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Mozart Piano Concertos I always get excited when I hear young pianists of today, who “carry the torch” of music into the future. Still, there are artists of the past...
View ArticleThe Poet Speaks .... Conventional Beauty
“The Poet Speaks” (Der Dichter spricht), nr. 13 also the last piece of Robert Schumann ‘s piano cycle op 15 “Scenes from Childhood” (Kinderszenen). An extremely touching piece of music that Vladimir...
View ArticleThe dark side of the moon
Looking over the list of new releases on the Naxos and Grand Piano labels this month turns up a number of familiar names alongside types of music not usually seen in tandem. Sergio Bosi ‘s recording of...
View ArticleWhy multi-channel music is a commercial conspiracy
Our ears tell us that multiple microphone set-ups compromise sound quality in classical recordings, and that, conversely, simple microphone arrays enhance sound quality. So, extrapolating that finding...
View ArticleGlories of the Italian Piano School: Tomassi, Lucchesini, Ciani
From the Neapolitan School (Giorgia Tomassi, and indirectly, Maria Tipo's pupil Andrea Lucchesini) to the unforgettable Dino Ciani, a master who studied in Siena and in Paris with Cortot (among the...
View ArticleThe art of Igor Markevitch - part 1
Igor Markeivtch was such an extravagant personality. He was born in Ukraine, but soon his family moved to Paris and later to Switzerland. His whole life was connected with the most important artists of...
View ArticleJerome Rose – A Man with a Pianistic Vision
This article has been published in its German version by the author, Ilona Oltuski, in PianoNews’ November issue Jerome Rose at home For 15 years now, Jerome Rose’s piano recital has opened the annual...
View ArticleSiena Then
It was during one Summer long ago that I first attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. I attended the conducting course run by Sergiu Celibidache and actually took the Italian course run by...
View Article99: Imperfect
Download: pias-99.mp3 // (function() { var prep = function() { if ( 'undefined' === typeof window.audioshortcode ) { return; } audioshortcode.prep( '868_2',...
View ArticleBay/ASO and Jonathan Biss: Under the Influence
by Paul E. Robinson Vaughan Williams: The Lark AscendingSchumann: Piano Concerto in a minor Op. 54Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73 Jessica Mathaes, violinJonathan Biss, pianoAustin Symphony...
View ArticleBertrand Chamayou.
Works of Schubert and Liszt: Performed by Bertrand Chamayou: Pianist Bertrand Chamayou was born in Toulouse, France , and he is a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire . He actually had ambitions to be...
View ArticleGreat Pianists (Historic Recordings): Hofmann, Cortot, Schnabel, Haskil
The G+T and the Columbia Recordings Josef Hofmann (1876-1957), piano Recorded 1903-1918 Total Time: 70:48 Chopin: Waltzes No 1-14, Fantasie in F minor, op 49 Alfred Cortot (1877-1962), piano Recorded...
View ArticlePiano Trios! Piano Trios!
Franz Schubert: Complete Trios String Trios D. 581 + D. 471 Grumiaux Trio (Arthur Grumiaux, Georges Janzer, Eva Czako) Recorded 2/1969 Piano Trios D. 898 op 99, D. 929 op. 100, D. 28, D. 897 op. 148...
View ArticleChopin for those not in a hurry
Chopin’s Preludes Op. 28 have been recorded, in whole or in part, hundreds of times. Which makes this release on Analekta either essential or redundant, depending on your point of view. We shall adopt...
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