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Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 14:38


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven The second of three episodes covering complete Chopin Mazurka Cycles on disc. Here are links to some of the recordings discussed:Tatiana Shebanova plays Mazurkas Op. 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi6Q3XNRnXQRussell Sherman - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8019963--chopin-mazurkas-nos-1-51?srsltid=AfmBOoo7Sf4Gtm0gjjXPu8cjZzgEQwkrZl1ybRtCdsROO93NZaEE1yCZAlessandro Deljavan - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8700579--chopin-mazurkasJoanna MacGregor - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8315247--joanna-macgregor-plays-the-complete-chopin-mazurkasPeter Jablonski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j-3QI0RbLc&list=PLalhy4gc-IIKve9Z6Rzr4eje2cTvDp3PS

Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yunchan Lim play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 12:06 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenWhose new recording of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons should you acquire?Jed discusses two recent and rather diverse interpretations from Bruce Liu and Yunchan Lim.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYdHjTYKfshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_-bTQ0toQ4

Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yuncham Lin play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 12:06


Although we're focusing on Chopin this month, I've decided to offer a bonus episode comparing Bruce Liu and Yunchan Lim in their recent recordings of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons.Yunchan Lim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvMdJnTjJ1kBruce Liu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYdHjTYKfs

Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 20:17


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenThis is the first of three episodes covering selected complete Chopin Mazurka Cycles on disc. Here are links to some of the recordings that Jed discusses in this episodeArthur Rubinstein 1930s version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ092gZHB54Excerpt from Nikita Magaloff's Philips Mazurka recordings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG0cOqLE9l0Excerpt from Nadia Reisenberg's Westminter Mazurka recordings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnot1bqt4YJan Ekier Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axX2Gy_Fm8&list=PL1gAgJIplj-mM-QawlQNdOv-sMB2UfP0TExcerpts from Ryszard Bakst's Muza/Westminster Mazurka cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1_R6rFr-MVladimir Ashkenazy Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Yhyt9XwAo&list=PLKq64tL0GeMFI4Pl7zmJhL7lNrld8kQokAdam Harasiewicz Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0na0rEmuYM&list=PLnnh5FPx2uWoV5vPXi55j6CIAITikHsdUExcerpt from Fou Ts'ong's Sony Mazurka cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_xSHt-B6Vc

Guilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel Recital

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 7:36 Transcription Available


Warner Classics' box set edition of Boris Berezovsky's Teldec Studio Recordings oddly omitted his Ravel recital for that label. This disc has long been one of Jed's "guilty pleasures," as you will learn from this episode. Here's a link to find second-hand copies of this long out-of-print disc: https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/6924178Consider a paid sunscription to The Piano Maven by clicking on this link: https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/.

Martin Jones' Debussy Cycle on Nimbus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 8:44 Transcription Available


Jed discusses Martin Jones' complete Debussy piano music cycle on Nimbus.Link to recordings: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7961023--debussy-complete-piano-music?srsltid=AfmBOopkhy9q8dyyUowlAshDW8DXwGTyp91S-5Dqf2XRm72pz6TEF7KD

A Starter Guide to Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto Series

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 18:53


Want to get acquainted with Hyperion's Romantic Piano Series, but don't know where to begin? Jed selects five representative volumes to get you started. Volume 42: Sinding and Alnaes Concertos - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67555Volume 55: Widor Concertos and Fantasie - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67817Volume 18: Marx and Korngold Concertos - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66990Volume 62: Gounod's Complete Works for Pedal Piano and Orchestra - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67975Volume 49: Stenhammar Concertos 1 & 2 - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67975

Claude Loyola Allgén's Fantasia - A Mess or a Masterpiece?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 7:38 Transcription Available


Claude Loyola Allgén's 49 minute Fantasia for Piano (1956) is a work that unfolds in one long uninterrupted movement. What does one make of this strange yet fascinating music? Is it a neglected masterpiece, or merely just one big mess? Decide for yourself by clicking on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpFb-rabTkU

Edna Stern's Schumann Carnaval plus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 8:32 Transcription Available


Jed reviews Edna Stern's 2024 Orchid Classics Schumann release. Here's a link to download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9664747--carnaval

Few and Far Between - Six Under-recorded Pianists

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 15:03


Consider supporting The Piano Maven Podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven For this episode, Jed talks about six pianists who had major careers yet recorded relatively little. The pianists are Yara Bernette, Carl Friedberg, Malcolm Frager, Myra Hess, Eduard Steuermann and Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Here are links to some recordings: Yara Bernette: Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 32 No. 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7Vr2wZcLQCarl Friedberg: Brahms Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4-oOizOgVUMalcom Frager: Works of Carl Maria von Weber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOiAoQbDThIMyra Hess: Beethoven “Appassionata” Sonata First Movement (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_yHDbbB18Eduard Steuermann: Schoenberg Complete Piano Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv22iGfGN_0Ossip Gabrilowitsch and the Flonzaley Quartet: Schumann Piano Quintet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4f-cJNKrWk

Kit Armstrong's Magnificent Byrd and Bull Recital

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 5:52


Who said that ancient keyboard music doesn't work on the modern concert grand. Evidently it does, and wonderfully well, as Kit Armstrong demonstrates on this magnificent release. Here are some video links that should entice you to explore further......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTfslob7Swhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0_tTsiHtwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K86xCd6COBo

Oscar Peterson's Top Ten Albums

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 20:16 Transcription Available


Jed Distler picks ten albums that represent a broad scope of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson's extraordinary career.Links to the albums here:The Oscar Peterson Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2QAj7OuSXc&t=134sLive at the Concertgebouw - https://open.spotify.com/album/5u9s4m4f1og4Yz6uUfuljkWest Side Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGb2wuT1p9oCanadiana Suite - https://www.amazon.com/Canadiana-Suite-Oscar-Peterson/dp/B00000E5HTMy Favorite Instrument - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_GnQVgvewWalking the Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4MzBdy05TUOscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57nzCqu0rjoOscar Peterson and the Bassists - https://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Peterson-Bassists-Montreux-77/dp/B00004ZC1P; video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4LXYe-bTRASatch and Josh: Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z14WqU_9xwThe Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note (4 CD set, complete recordings) - https://concord.com/concord-albums/the-legendary-oscar-peterson-trio-live-at-the-blue-note-complete-4-cd-set/

Annie Fischer's EMI Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 13:09


Th great Hungarian pianist Annie Fischer's EMI legacy is the topic of today's episode. Here are links to recordings discussed:Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABwyRNbfHoUMozart Piano Concerto K. 595 Rondo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObJ2V9R3v8

Grieg's Ballade in G Minor Op. 24 on Disc

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 19:47


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven For this episode of The Piano Maven, Jed Distler discusses selected recordings of Edvard Grieg's Ballade in G Minor Op. 24. Here are links to most of the cited performances: Leopold Godowsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enPP00uLYeQEileen Joyce - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX4MB8rKv08Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mggEbCn4mbkRichard Farrell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu0TkGUlu2M&t=856sAldo Ciccolini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7-g3JZ6fPsJorge Bolet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXOjgCU4sQ (note, this performance is from London 1987, and is not cited in the episode, yet comes from the same period as the 1987 Amsterdam recording issued by Marston)Robert Riefling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wscw6bsj9cQLeif Ove Andsnes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOtIV5ErxL4Peter Jablonski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV-TRMS7pHE&t=1163sEva Knardahl (BIS) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdOG40uw50&t=377sEva Knardahl (Simax) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdOG40uw50&t=377sEinar Steen-Nokleberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CQttvvCOfIAntonio Pompa-Baldi - https://open.spotify.com/track/26OnOoWfQnAXfeZ9H2zCIuHåkon Austbø - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQWL9lc5cOc

Lennie Tristano Reconsidered

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 14:59 Transcription Available


On this episode of The Piano Maven, Jed Distler reconsiders the legacy of jazz pianist, bandleader and educator Lennie Tristano (1919-1978). Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven Links to recordings cited in this episode:“Wow” Lennie Tristano Sextet (1949) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GSjkYnpvYM“C Minor Complex” (1961) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1s3OWXxZg“Descent into the Maelstrom” (1953) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99UTNVHLgEkLinks to TV documentary - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw0WO3YCDZA&t=1475s; Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK7lncPiaW4&t=572sLennie Tristano live at the Half Note in 1964 with Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh on television - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bznqGjyYuRk&t=72s

Carlo Grante's Monumental Scarlatti Cycle

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 12:35 Transcription Available


Carlo Grante is the first pianist to have recorded Domenico Scarlatti's complete keyboard sonatas on a modern concert grand piano. Issued by Music & Arts in six volumes totaling 34 CDs, Jed explores Grante's monumental achievement on this episode of The Piano Maven.Here's a link to Volume 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WWSLwOjjqY&list=PLhQbBbPdSZ2wycF4j85kfeNYL7sPNFHuSConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Angela Hewitt Revisits Bach's Partitas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 8:15


Jed discusses Angela Hewitt's 2018 remake of the Six Keyboard Partitas by J.S. Bach.Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenPartita No. 5: Preambulum (recorded 1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1yNfGVM2E&list=PLPXd6_jpWSlfkR9JT-aCF-MxovL5gwr08&index=30Partita No. 5: Preambulum (recorded 2018) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noHcLr_XPXwPartita No. 4: Sarabande (recorded 2018) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWe-SnPu7ys&list=PLrhvjDLG-KHCDdSXL_g5WFB7aTZ5R3ksF&index=5Partita No. 4: Sarabande (recorded 1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHs4MHzG16s

Kreisler & Rachmaninov - The Dynamic Duo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 4:58 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenSchubert Duo 1st Mvt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1eK9WDenQABeethoven Op. 30 No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIxv9mac01cGrieg Sonata No. 3 Op. 45 Mvt. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCxvH9mRXvs

Under the Radar - Rudolf Buchbinder's 1986 Chopin Recital

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 7:39 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to purchase Rudolf Buchbinder's 1986 EMI Chopin disc - https://www.amazon.com/Chopin-Piano-Works-Rudolf-Buchbinder/dp/B000239B96

The Swagger of Sultanov

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 7:04 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven Here's Jed's Gramophone Cliburn Competition Blog about Alexei Sultanov - https://www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/article/jed-distler-s-cliburn-blog-no-16-alexei-sultanov-reconsideredLink to purchase Sultanov's Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2, Prokofiev SOnata No. 7 and Scriabin Sonata No. 5 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7948204--rachmaninov-prokofiev-scriabin-piano-sonatas

Chopin's Berceuse on Disc

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 18:26


Chopin's uniquely hypnotic Berceuse has been lucky on disc, and Jed discusses seventeen pianists who've made memorable recorded versions. Here are links to some of them: Josef Hofmann - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzqGLmLlMHY&t=3sAlfred Cortot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqSDOLmfk30Solomon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8rbQ6Hi2MWilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKxP_4byAkWalter Gieseking (both versions) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccf2FSvkzWAVladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhVzkZk7xcMaurizio Pollini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zqEHYlrmjcMarc-André Hamelin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZjygExZ3IRuth Slenczynska - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txR_P7TUf2ILeon Fleisher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMs5gdORZnAEvgeny Kissin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRQsDTvxgi8Lesson with Garrick Ohlsson - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=garrick+chopin+berceuseTatiana Shebanova (period instrument recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogcn2JqJSakMurray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OizkT4wRjdo Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

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Michelangeli Big Boxes Part 3: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 16:08 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenThe third and arguably final of three episodes discussing big box sets featuring pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is devoted to his Deutsche Grammophon recordings.You can find some of these on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arturobenedettimichelangel8450And while this box set may be hard to source, all of the individual recordings are readily available from the usual outlets.

Jorge Bolet's Complete Decca Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 16:37 Transcription Available


Jed discusses the 26-CD box set Jorge Bolet: The Complete Decca Recordings on this episode.Here are several samples:Franck - Prelude, Chorale & Fugue (live recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTtcCLrNqMChopin - Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpbwtXP00pgReger - Telemann Variations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzPdVE12MvILiszt - Waldesrauchen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbi3XaM45dsConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

The "Other" Diabelli Variations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 8:57 Transcription Available


In 2006 & 2007, Franz Hummel (1939-2022) composed his own set of 33 variations on a waltz by Diabelli, the very same waltz on which Beethoven based his iconic Diabelli Variations Op. 120. Is it a masterpiece or a curiosity? Jed Distler fills you in on this episode.Here's a link to listen purchase Franz Hummel's Diabelli Variations: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7980049--beethoven-hummel-diabelli-variationsConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Acoustically Perfect - Edouard Risler's 1917 Pathé Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 7:51 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenJed discusses the complete recordings of French pianist Edouard Risler (1873-1929), made acoustically for the Pathé label in 1917. Link to listen via YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNyKzgpI20wLink to Marston Records release - https://www.marstonrecords.com/pages/lagniappe-5-rislerA CDR transfer - https://classicmusiccds.com/product/edouard-risler-the-complete-recordings-cdr/

The Well-Tempered Rosalyn Tureck

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 12:15


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to Rosalyn Tureck's 1952/3 recording of Bach's Fugue in C-sharp Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9UypYRjv4g

Under the Radar - Anton Kuerti's Beethoven Concerto Cycle

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 5:35 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenJed explores Anton Kuerti's 1985 recordings of the five Beethoven Piano Concertos; a cycle that deserves wider attention. Here's are links to purchase - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971236--beethoven-piano-concertos-1-2https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971233--beethoven-piano-concertos-3-4https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971216--beethoven-emperor-concerto-etc

Cliburn 2025 - Philipp Lynov plays Ravel's Miroirs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 5:44


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to Philipp Lynov playing Ravel's Miroirs in The Cliburn 2025 Semi-Finals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj9hASh2wgw&t=1521s

Steven de Groote plays Schubert

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 7:56 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenJed discusses a very rare all-Schubert disc with live performances by Steven de Groote (Claremont GSE 1527)

Kate Liu plays Beethoven and Brahms

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 6:39 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to purchase recording - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9735901--kate-liu-plays-beethoven-brahmsLink to video of Kate Liu playing Brahms' Piano Sonata No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OwW0T1PvZMLink to Kate Liu 2022 Van Cliburn International Competition Quarterfinal Recital - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nliha96TliY

Chopin's Preludes Op. 28 on Disc

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 35:55 Transcription Available


Jed explores recordings of Chopin's 24 Preludes Op. 28 with 24 pianists. Actually 25, since one is mentioned in passing, but it's basically 24!Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven Link to Jed's review of Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/schmitt-leonardys-stimulating-chopin/?search=1Link to Alfred Cortot's 1934 recording via The Piano Files with Mark Ainley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aeV1_Fhgc&t=35sLink to Cristian Budu's recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfbqLiLkWj8&list=PLgUQgOZfCdxEbNIkpd6kwtel8NET3rhhLLink to Behzod Abduraimov's recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uoQvb5PAOo&list=PLLNgLU7n-HIzgXqUrWuawObOk3Ygi6FY2Link to download Guiomar Novaes' recording via Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/lp_24-preludes-op-28-sonata-2-b-flat-minor-o_frdric-chopin-guiomar-novaes_0

Andrew Tyson - The Willy Wonka of Pianists

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 7:28


Andrew Tyson's Landscapes - https://open.spotify.com/album/0g83URd7QGhtgWw2kj13saConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

The Young Sokolov

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 6:53 Transcription Available


Consider a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenThe teenage Grigory Sokolov's recordings of the Tchaikovsky 1st and Saint-Saëns 2nd Concertos reveal how this gifted pianist already was "Sokolov" at such a tender age - everything is there: the impeccable technique, utmost control of sonority and balance, and almost scientific awareness of his instrument's mechanical and expressive potential.Here are links to the performances:https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9445142--grigory-sokolov-plays-beethoven-chopin-schumann-saint-saens-brahms-tchaikovskyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/62qe7ekY5UygTnFaiNE8RR

Alfred Brendel Top 10 Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 18:20 Transcription Available


Jed Distler's “top ten” list of Alfred Brendel recordings is the topic for this episode. Here are links to some of Jed's reviews on Classicstoday.com:Mozart Sonatas - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-9108/?search=1Mozart Concertos - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3408/?search=1Liszt - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13884/?search=1Bach - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13776/?search=1Schumann - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3829/?search=1Beethoven - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-6210/?search=1Chopin - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3293/?search=1Lastly, Jed's 2001 booklet notes for “Young Brendel – The Vox Years” were reproduced in this review, just scroll down and you'll found them. Apparently Brendel hated these notes, but can you blame him?http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2001/apr01/brendel.htm

Julia Hamos' Distinctive Debut Release "Ellis Island"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 7:11


The gifted young Hungarian/American pianist Julia Hamos presents Ellis Island, one of the most impressive solo piano debut releases in recent memory, featuring works by Kurtag, Bartok, Ligeti, Meredith Monk, Charles Mingus and Schubert. Promotional video - https://www.facebook.com/reel/621337480674569Ligeti's Fanfares - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tItbf6F-M3ALink to purchase - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9759948--ellis-island?srsltid=AfmBOorpob-cx3Rc0JrrcaEg1sIz9QHIn6gnHJQ7ssacJ2q_cgF5Irm-

Claudio Arrau's Confrontational Mozart

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 10:40 Transcription Available


Consider a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenHere's a link to Claudio Arrau's Mozart cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UvgqXHK_HI&list=PLsmSVKWkK9kEEjqHFYLWnxKe11GwPbyGo

Ripe for Reissue - Four Out-of-Print Piano Box Sets

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 14:05


Jed discusses four out-of-print piano box sets that are ripe for reissue:Milosz Magin plays Chopin (Accord, 10 CDs). A link to his Etudes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzArJYgJqdEAnnerose Schmidt plays Mozart's Complete Piano Concertos (Berlin Classics, 10 CDs). Link to purchase - https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/B0036ULAY6France Clidat plays Liszt (Decca, 14 CDs). Link to listen to Hungarian Rhapsodies No.s 1-10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afo2NTiZz2YRaymond Trouard: Une vie pour le piano (Sony Classical, 11 CDs). Links to purchase - https://www.ebay.com/itm/115569835636, https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Trouard-Une-Pour-Piano/dp/B0017YZIIW. Link to Grieg Concerto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGVYdTY_uxM

George Cziffra's Legendary 1964 Tokyo Recital

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 8:15 Transcription Available


Although the official Medici Masters CD release for Cziffra's April 23rd 1964 Tokyo recital is out of print, you can find the music here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2mag2yGhvA

Five Under the Radar Liszt Sonata Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 8:50 Transcription Available


Five commercial Liszt Sonata recordings that deserve wider recognition:Van Cliburn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmyFMhtJngcJitka Čechová - https://www.supraphon.com/album/96-brahms-liszt-live-at-the-rudolfinumBoris Berezovsky - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7984370--boris-berezovsky-plays-liszt?srsltid=AfmBOoqEJKHu96EbKtmOz-nQ49y2jA-JVNeJKTTDZ6BHHAMJzTx0dVApAlexei Grynyuk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVyMCDz2JJcGeorge-Emmanuel Lazaridis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g5HBjoEFAI

Another Box Set Wish List

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 19:59 Transcription Available


This episode lists ten more piano-related box sets that Jed would like to see released!

Beatrice Rana at the 2013 Cliburn Competition

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 8:22 Transcription Available


Link to purchase this recording - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8035178--beatrice-rana-silver-medalistConsider a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Akiko Ebi's 2001 Liszt Recital

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 7:49


Consider a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenA (mostly) Liszt recital from January 19th, 2001; link to video -https://lukarn.fr/en/program/akiko-ebi-franz-liszt-frederic-chopin/Link to audio-only soundtrack on Archive.org - https://archive.org/details/thr_20250223

Acoustically Perfect - Josef Hofmann: The Brunswick Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 15:05 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to purchase The Complete Josef Hofmann Volume 4 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7975345--the-complete-josef-hofmann-vol-4?srsltid=AfmBOoqLMI6L0tKzaqNGf5Anub3i79RwrSjZXDkItZ-GLeu81P6yMn4-Link to listen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBk8UEpltw

John Ogdon plays Chopin and Beethoven - The Pickwick Recordings

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 12:09 Transcription Available


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Daan Vandewalle plays Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 8:49 Transcription Available


Consider subscribing to The Piano Maven via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLink to sample from Daan Vandewalle's recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PCCGC3nFBU&list=OLAK5uy_kZxHScVEUv64oJbjzSdZ32guSxV6c-krMLink to purchase (the downloads are less expensive than the physical CDs!) - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9561387--sorabji-opus-clavicembalisticum-collection-passacaille-plus?srsltid=AfmBOoqb-90fg0quVJ-oJHyvYA15xGTxqOQ0qw_kQx6bzY974oXA5RMDAn interesting link comparing five pianists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE6FfoYs05UAlistair Hinton's spoken introduction to the work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nnfHLRGPtVw

Sonia Rubinsky's Suave Scarlatti

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 6:30 Transcription Available


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Whatever happened to......?

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 23:42 Transcription Available


Whatever happened to these ten pianists?A discussion about pianists whose recordings received lots of attention at the start of their careers. Yet where are they now?Here are the ten pianists, along with relevant linksLeonid Kuzman - https://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-Minor-Liszt/dp/B000001LM3Alexei Sultanov – video about the pianist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zgBSe45SGEDimitris Sgouros – 1987 recital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on8gADSt3Tg;Max Levinson – his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@natjesmusicNaida Cole – one of her Decca releases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDrH5E7IjllB7wBN5IKkt5qdLdKpea8EcAndré-Michel Schub – his Beethoven disc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l769bk2T8O53cvKfPkX5HnaxCmQ0b87u8Frederic Chiu – his website: https://www.fredericchiu.com/; his recording of Miroirs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6vfytpETJUIvo Pogorelich – his May 1990 recital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR3LMPYyGbs; Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61 from Beijing 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=retMxw9ywyIFrançois-René Duchable – YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIkLSD6_iLRvdDq75Fb6B9gSergei Edelmann – Finale from Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVXaXVmW0YConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words on Disc

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 17:56 Transcription Available


Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomavenLinks to selected individual recordings and cycles:Ignaz Friedman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BeZQMySpMGuiomar Novaes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQG5gETm4nUGinette Doyen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQJAyvktrgAnia Dorfmann - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8339372--mendelssohn-songs-without-wordsIlse von Alpenheim - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8051889--mendelssohn-lieder-ohne-worte-completeLivia Rev - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-j2wIkiQPs&list=PLfKr3NKYHmGIqx8mZHNwrlnz5UKswuIJzDaniel Adni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfHY26ZnYj4&list=PLZMKV2ojogjgqEc-MF1VglTcMd-_oUNUzRoberto Presseda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK2qWswKbhIDaniel Gortler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFOPeI2gPaMBobby Mitchell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gesrXj5hC8Daniel Barenboim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9DECFy-ZrE&list=OLAK5uy_n0UUnNjxWlkrl7Qj9Ohxgr3NTcVTrospo&index=2

Leonard Pennario in Three Concertos

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 7:28 Transcription Available


Jed revisits an out-of-print budget priced reissue with Leonard Pennario playing the Grieg Concerto, the Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2.Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Concertos-Grieg-Liszt-Chopin/dp/B000000UVU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19XEQOMMEXRII&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TUYwgvi8nbXe5nIYd3YUEafwGbwItTmzcZVsMVQu0p8.KuB2ffWdh6D_29JNPP0ugSD4lq8iKH40-BjgV4i4ndM&dib_tag=se&keywords=pennario+golschmann+chopin&qid=1744905746&s=music&sprefix=pennario+golschmann+chopin%2Cpopular%2C94&sr=1-1Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Ten Over-Recorded Piano Works

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 14:41 Transcription Available


On this episode, Jed lists ten iconic piano works that he thinks have been recorded too many times:1. Bach – Goldberg Variations BWV 9882. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight)3. Schumann – Kreisleriana Op. 164. Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 585. Liszt – Piano Sonata in B Minor6. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor Op. 237. Stravinsky/Agosti – Suite from The Firebird8. Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 369. Ravel – Gaspard de la nuit10. Philip Glass – Piano Etudes11. Honorable mention: John Adams – China Gates Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

Nikolai Demidenko's Schubert Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 10:08 Transcription Available


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