Piano

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Piano

Visions: Tamara Stefanovich and Pierre-Laurent Aimard

A terrific disc. Unmissable

Beethoven

Interview and review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Beethoven

It was a pleasure to catch up with Pierre-Laurent Aimard during last year's Berlin Festival and to talk about his recording of Beethoven's “Hammerklavier Sonata,” which he has coupled with the “Eroica Variations”. The “Hammerklavier” has a massive reputation amongst pianists and non-pianists alike. Is he, I wonder, attracted to

Piano

Francesco Piemontesi plays Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel

As disc programming goes, this is spectacular

Contemporary

Thoughts about the Piano: Claudia Chan's fascinating programme

Buy this disc for Chan's performance of Xenakis' Evryali alone, then go on to peel away the other discoveries ....

Piano

L‘Oiseau rebelle: Contemporary Piano Music from Orléans

L’Oiseau Rebelle Music by Langgaard, Bertrand, Lourié, Stockhausen, Kabalevsky, Xenakis, C. P. E. Bach, Cardew, Rossini, Terentyev, C. Schumann and Cage plus Snoop Dogg. Mikhaïl Bouzine (piano). B RECORDS LBM 037 78 mins This is one of a series of discs released by prize-winners to the Orléans Festival of

Mozart

A new Mozart Piano cycle from Federico Colli on Chandos

This is some of the finest Mozart on the piano I have heard in many a moon

Piano

Lucas Debargue at the Wigmore Hall

Franck/Debargue, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt Lucas Debargue (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1130am, 24.4.2022 (CC) Franck/DebargueTrois Pièces pour grand orgue: Fantaisie RavelGaspard de la Nuit ScriabinFantaisie in B minor, Op. 28 LisztAnnées de pèlerinage, Italie: Après une lecture de Dante Lucas Debargue has always struck me as one

Piano

Béla Bartók et la Virtuosité: Piano Works

A fabulous disc, one entirely worthy of exploration

Mozart

Mozart 1786: Andsnes returns!

A fine companion to Mozart 1785!

Piano

Black Renaissance Woman

A fascinating exploration of the Black Chicago Renaissance

Piano

Andreas Haefliger plays Ravel, Bartók and Ammann

Stimulating programming from Haefliger for this trio of delights!

Bach

Gold.Berg.Werk: J. S. Bach & Karlheinz Essl

No matter how many Goldbergs you have inyour collection, this is a must-have supplement.

Liszt

Death and Transfiguration: Kenneth Hamilton plays Liszt

A magnificent release, its contents perfectly judged and delivered with a balanced mix of virtuosity and intellect

20th Century

Žal: the music of Milosz Magin

This disc will be revelatory to many people ...

Piano

Jae-Hyuck Cho plays Rachmaninov Piano Concertos

A refreshing release: Jae-Hyuck Cho has clearly learned these concertos from the ground up, resulting in performances of a lasting freshness

Chopin

Chopin Competition winner Bruce Liu's debut disc

Bruce Liu is already a major interpreter of Chopin's music; his future is surely bright, A magnificent disc

Debussy

L'isle joyeuse: Vanessa Benelli Mosell plays Debussy

A brilliant disc, beautifully recorded and played

Piano

Live Concert Review: Samantha Ege plays Florence Price and Kapralova

Fantasie Nègre: The Piano Music of Florence Price Samantha Ege (piano). Milton Court, Barbican Centre, London, 24.11.2021. Florence PriceFantasie Nègre No. 4; Fantasie Nègre No. 3 Margaret Bonds Spiritual Suite Florence PriceFantasie Nègre No. 1 Vítêzslava Kaprálová Sonata Appassionata, Op. 6 (UK premiere) Florence PriceFantasie Nègre No. 2

Chopin

Jan Lisiecki records Chopin Nocturnes for DG

A beautiful, brilliant set of Chopin performances of the very highest order

Romantic

Romantic Fantasies on Sir Walter Scott's Novels (Czerny)

That Wang and Gingher are so convincing is testament to their devotion to this wonderful music

Piano

Echoes of Life: Alice Sara Ott

A very, very intelligent take on the concept of the playlist, here converted into something intensely personal and revealing via the juxtapositionof the familiar with the rare, of tonal-based language and freer imaginings, this is an incredibly rewarding album.

Piano

Anton Rubinstein Piano Concertos on cpo

A true disc of discoervy from first to last

Chopin

Seong-Jin Cho plays Chopin

This is a disc of greatest beauty, showcasing a pianist with a maturity way beyond his years

Piano

The XX Leeds International Piano Competition, 2021: the finals

Friday, September 17: Dmytro Chani: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Alim Beisembayev: Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1934) Thomas Kelly: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58 Saturday, September 18: Kaito Kobayashi: Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119

Piano

Tedd Joselson's Companionship of Concertos

Two major "war horses" here from a pianist of the uutmost musicality. We met Belgian-American pianist Tedd Joselson before on the Fantasy of Companionship [https://www.classicalexplorer.com/fantasy-of-companionship/] disc; here, in core repertorie, we get a sense of his greatness. From the first moment I heard Joselson play the