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9:58

Beethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 13...

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/01/06

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 recordings:Edwin Fischer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxFqMbLwJccIdil Biret - https://www.amazon.com/Archive-Sonatas-LUDWIG-VAN-BEETHOVEN/dp/B004807830

10:37

Beethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 10 Nos....

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/01/03

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/pianomavenOp. 10 No. 1 Third Movement: Igor Levitt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVqj3UnTJgOp. 10 No. 2 First Movement: Seymour Lipkin - https://open.spotify.com/track/5AHs7nJ2SDjei00SlcbDBcOp. 10 No. 3: Vladimir Horowitz -

7:14

Beethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 7

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/01/02

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 recordings:Op. 7: Elly Ney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnqFt-BgcjYOp. 7 first movement: Murray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O5eq86Zcgs

10:53

Beethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 2 Nos....

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/01/01

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 recordings:Op. 2 No. 1, first movement: Artur Schnabel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMMek68TS8Op. 2 No. 2, first movement: Bruce Hungerford - https://music.apple.com/us/song/piano-sonata-op-2-no-2-in-a-major-i-allegro-vivace/15783160Op. 2 No. 3:

21:15

The Best of 2024

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/30

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/Our final Season One episode looks back on memorable 2024 piano releases and reissues.Link to purchase Robert Goldsand: The Lost Recitals: https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/goldsandLink to my review of François-Xavier Poizat’s Ravel collection:

26:16

Jed's Piano Box Set Wish List

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/26

13:41

Bach Guild's Big Piano Concertos Box

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/23

Here's a great place to buy this download bundle: https://www.classicselectworld.com

7:47

Art Tatum's 1949 Capitol Recordings

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/19

Link to the recordings from Universal Music Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8qCPYxstOI&list=OLAK5uy_mxX4zenymSurl_z67InQEjzHq98UTDNFk

14:13

Five Beethoven Fourths

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/16

Five recommendations for "stand-alone" recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Op. 58"Clara Haskil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5-AGnaw-QEdwin Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMiNzHXFgBQIvan Moravec: https://www.amazon.com/Ivan-Morvec-Plays-Beethoven-Ludwig/dp/B000003LIUEugene Istomin: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8057350--eugene-istomin-the-concert-solo-recordingsJerome Lowenthal:

26:43

Michelangeli Big Boxes Part 2: Aura's "Hommage" Edition

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/12

A rare 15-disc "Hommage" to a legendary and enigmatic pianist. Here's Jed Distler's Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-4159/

9:39

Conlon Nancarrow's Studies for Player Piano

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/09

A guide to recorded editions of Conlon Nancarrow's innovative piano player studies. Here a links to listen and purchase:All of the studies with scores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfmVJmQKdj4&list=PL18kPNSLqghqPQnayyzAspyu17HmXZtrzThe Other Minds CD edition: https://webstore.otherminds.org/products/om1012-15The MDG CD Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Nancarrow-Complete-Studies-Player-Piano/dp/B0BCS92P48

8:51

Stocking Stuffers

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/05

Holiday gift ideas for piano lovers:https://open.spotify.com/album/1PAlDURxUFo5eR2U75PnSihttps://open.spotify.com/album/1xyebt37cG56P72RwwlPEQhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0lxVdAWzAL5M2tGXjAw5v8https://open.spotify.com/album/1xpoXLbZhfVdADuiqFnBRChttps://www.ebay.com/itm/265957991037

14:13

Five Underrated Emperors

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/12/02

Five stand-alone recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. Here are relevant links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UujARIgHO04https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OeXFvCph4&t=495shttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9640084--beethoven-piano-concerto-no-5-emperorhttps://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Piano-Concertos-Ludwig-van/dp/B0000029VKhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_-zrhZVF69Og2zPFOxojmjacRVLS_VFv

13:49

Thanksgiving Turkeys

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/28

Some genuine piano "turkeys" to consider, or perhaps to avoid! Here are some helpful links. For Valery Afanassiev's Beethoven, check out Victor Carr, Jr.'s review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-11451/. For commentary about Rita Bouboulidi's Beethoven Sonata cycle, visit this link: https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=23626.0

8:32

The Marvelous Moszkowski Concerto

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/25

Moszkowski's Piano Concerto has enjoyed considerable revival on disc. On this episode, Jed Distler explores the work's recorded discography. Here's a link to the slow movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iXawr9iVjY

23:17

Michelangeli Big Boxes Part 1: The Complete Warner...

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/21

Link to my Michelangeli Ravel & Rachmaninov Concerto review on Classicstoday.com: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-4053/

5:30

Little Brother Montgomery's "Farro Street Jive"

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/18

A classic album by an overlooked yet wonderful blues pianist: https://folkways.si.edu/little-brother-montgomery/farro-street-jive/blues/music/album/smithsonian

5:46

Sergei Kvitkos' Brilliant Ad Libitum

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/14

Here's a YouTube listening link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njXNF1HPdGtmHcw7Pp8ZKk_mudzFYZAs4

11:50

The "Best" Ravel Gaspard de la nuit?

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/11

A deep dive into Ivo Pogorelich's famous 1983 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Here are official YouTube links provided by Universal Music: 1. Ondine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIBOwg8NGmA; 2. Le Gibet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvMd03CxPuk; 3. Scarbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LACEbWKb1co

7:51

Radu Lupu Rarities

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/07

Here's a tribute to Radu Lupu on my weekly WWFM.org radio program Between the Keys, with special guest Donna Weng Friedman. This webcast features performances of Lupu in works that he otherwise did not record: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2022-11-28/remembering-radu

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