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The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

Jed Distler

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8:49

Daan Vandewalle plays Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/05/12

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!) -

6:30

Sonia Rubinsky's Suave Scarlatti

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/05/08

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23:42

Whatever happened to......?

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/05/05

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

17:56

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words on Disc

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/05/01

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 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 -

19:12

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words on Disc

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/05/01

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 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 -

7:28

Leonard Pennario in Three Concertos

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/28

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:

14:41

Ten Over-Recorded Piano Works

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/24

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

10:08

Nikolai Demidenko's Schubert Revisited

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/21

Link to download Nikolai Demidenko's Schubert - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8661521--schubert-impromptus-other-piano-musicConsider 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

21:31

Eloquence Piano Library - Deutsche Grammophon Edition

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/17

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15:36

Eloquence Piano Library - Westminster and American...

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/14

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23:40

Ten Cult Pianists

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/10

Jed discusses ten pianists with :cult" followings: Josef Hofmann, Artur Schnabel, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Sviatoslav Richter, Rosalyn Tureck, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Grigory Sokolov and Glenn Gould 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

7:10

Youri Egorov's Slow Motion Bach

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/07

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14:00

Five "Under the Radar" Beethoven Sonata Cycles

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/04/03

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/pianomaven Links to recordings:Maria Grinberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxwTlyDqBY&list=PLI5dfbQKtpr6rNLxo3Z85SR6SGx-RnZ79Alfredo Perl - https://www.oehmsclassics.de/artikel/540/Alfredo_Perl_Ludwig_van_Beethoven__The_Great_Piano_Sonatas/Contact.aspxSeymour Lipkin

12:19

The Fiorentino Saga

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/31

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12:50

Invitation to the Dance

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/27

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 are links to recordings of von Wber's Invitation to the Dance discussed in this episode:Eugen D’Albert - https://soundcloud.com/daniel-plante-511223801/1-weber-invitation-to-theAlfred Cortot 1926 recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjaQAe6vv6cIgnaz

7:25

Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with Clifford Curzon and...

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/24

A cherishable 1953 broadcast performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major Op. 83 with soloist Clifford Curzon and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by George Szell is the topic for this episode.YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmY3QA_FaEwLink to purchase: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7974718--the-art-of-george-szell-vol-2?srsltid=AfmBOoqJQc9L7orcEjllu7OP5VEMn8PEMxDJy7G6k_ARCE6jYtyI1tpKConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by

16:33

Bach Guild's Big Chopin Box

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/20

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9:53

Martin Helmchen in Schwetzingen

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/17

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/pianomaven.Check out this very special and inspired recital by Martin Helmchen here: https://archive.org/details/4-schubert-sonate-a-dur-d-959

20:02

The Best of Idil Biret

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/13

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12:01

The Legendary Radio Program "Concert Grande"

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler ·

2025/03/10

Jed pays tribute to Concert Grande, a groundbreaking radio program about piano music that aired on New York's WFUV between 1977 and 1993, created and co-hosted by Bruce Posner and the late Joseph Patrych. Below are links to selected Concert Grande episodes available for free download, as well as two of Jed's "Between the Keys" radio show episodes that pay tribute to Concert Grande. Please consider donating to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page

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