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18:02

Frederic Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be...

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/11/04

Jed's Between the Keys episode about Rzewski's monumental masterpiece, with special guest pianist Ursula Oppens: https://soundcloud.com/jeddistler/episode-0032-the-people-united-at-40-2015-11-03?in=jeddistler/sets/between-the-keys-archive

22:40

Schumann's Fantasy in C Major in 15 Recordings

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/31

Recommended recordings of Schumann's Fantasy in C Major Op. 17:Sergio Fiorentino - https://open.spotify.com/album/2s19G2wc2xQtyBECvCoFQbWilhelm Backhaus -https://open.spotify.com/track/29T6fqDoyUQve6v6HYnFDoVladimir Horowitz -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjw6aTXXoZALeif Ove Andsnes -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA8GDGoPNgMaurizio Pollini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dYgNt32YXoWilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-NVFOms6sNina Lelchuk -

6:28

Murray Perahia Summits Beethoven's Everest

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/28

Here's my Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/built-last-murray-perahias-masterful-hammerklavier/. And here's a review I wrote comparing both Murray Perahia and Yuja Wang performing the Hammerklavier in New York on consecutive weekends in New York: https://www.classicstoday.com/tale-two-hammerklaviers/

7:19

A Legendary Pogorelich Recital

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/24

Ivo Pogorelich's 1990 New York recital was the stuff of legends, and you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR3LMPYyGbs

10:43

VAI's Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies Compilation

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/21

19 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies with 19 Pianists. Check out this fascinating and illuminating collection: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7975361--liszt-19-hungarian-rhapsodies-played-by-19-great-pianists

9:02

Geza Anda's Live Tchaikovsky and Brahms Concertos

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/17

Link to purchase and download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8026756--geza-anda-plays-tchaikovsky-brahms

19:22

Six Chopin Nocturne Cycles

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/10

Moura Lympany link: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/sublime-sounds-sacred-space/Stephen Hough link to Hyperion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqD7AHQAKykIvan Moravec plays Chopin Op. 48 No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BaLVjoLUAQ

6:09

Françoise Chaffiaud Plays Bach

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/10

Link to listen to my Between the Keys episode "The Art of Françoise Chaffiaud: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2023-02-27/the-art-of-francoise-chaffiaudLink to the pianist's website: http://www.francoise-chaffiaud.com/en/

4:06

Hanren Zhang's Dances and Dreams

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/07

Link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcGStvi2-7w&list=OLAK5uy_luno1J37hB1jUqQck1p97KoSYYEoVVL4I

13:53

Bud Powell at 100

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/10/03

A 1962 video capturing Bud Powell in performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaSDinL6pC8

7:19

The 2005 Van Cliburn Competition Revisited

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/30

You purchase downloads for two of these Harmonia Mundi releases here:https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7941659--van-cliburn-competition-2005-sa-chenhttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7941658--international-van-cliburn-competition-2005

9:27

Donald Berman Plays Ives' Concord Sonata

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/26

Link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kznrL4pH9V6hVKp0ZJoX7YuN57r97bAnU:

5:26

Earl Wild at 88, on the 88s

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/23

Link to sellers: https://www.discogs.com/release/15895932-Earl-Wild-Earl-Wild-At-88-Recital

10:08

Yuja Wang's Vienna Recital

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/19

Link to purchase: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9613664--the-vienna-recital

5:24

Matthew Shipp's 1990 Trio Debut

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/16

Link to purchase: https://matthewshipp.bandcamp.com/album/circular-temple

5:25

Solace with Risto-Matti Marin

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/12

Link to Risto-Matti Marin's releases: https://www.ristomattimarin.fi/recordins/?lang=en

7:34

Wojciech Kocyan Aces Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/09

Link to Wojciech Kocyan’s website: https://www.wkocyan.com/Link to Jed’s Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-9494/Link to the recording on Wojciech Kocyan’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9NwD7Ek74nTs1ihodkKctw

25:10

The Chopin Etudes on Record

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/04

Link to Jed’s Gramophone Collection Chopin Etudes Survey: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/chopin-s-etudes-a-deep-dive-into-the-best-recordingsLinks to selected recordings:1. https://musicandarts.com/product/zayas-plays-chopin-12-a%C2%89tudes-op-10-12-a%C2%89tudes-op-25-trois-nouvelles-a%C2%89tudes-juana-zayas-pianist/2. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9264484--cziffra-plays-chopin3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-WVW02GBg4.

4:45

Janina Fialkowska's Enchanting Schubert

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/09/02

Schubert D. 894 First movement link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vDqnBMKPs4;

5:46

Piano Music of Jan Levoslav Bella

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2024/08/29

Links to recordings: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7999573--jan-levoslav-bella-piano-works; https://www.peterpazicky.com/j%C3%A1n-levoslav-bella-complete-piano-w

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