The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

Jed recommends individual recordings for each one of Debussy's twelve Preludes Book I, picking twelve pianists without repeating a pianist. Here are links to listen to, to download, to stream or to purchase these performances: No. 1 Catherine Kautsky - https://music.apple.com/us/album/debussy-pr%C3%A9ludes-for-piano/905973751 No. 2 Philippe Cassard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIwKlPewVg No....

Jed discusses Jorge Bolet's August 4th 1964 Tangelwood recital, which featured a stunning performance of Liszt's Twelve Transcendental Etudes. Here's a link to hear the recital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJo1ciAq3M&t=2021s 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...

Jed recommends Paolo Bordoni's delightful survey of each and every Waltz that Schubert composed for solo piano, once available from EMI Here's a link to the pianist's rare EMI recording of Schubert's "Unfinished" Sonata in C Major D. 840: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bXlwC8Lf68

Jed discusses Czech pianist Stanislav Knor (1929-1984) and his early 1960s recording of the Chopin Scherzos, available to download here: https://archive.org/details/fbgsf And here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSRZ_yOL7E&t=1890s

We continue rebroadcasting earlier Chopin-centered episodes of The Piano Maven with Jed Distler, this time with six recommended cycles of the complete Nocturnes. Here are some relevant links: Jan Smeterlin Op. 48 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lssPl98jDk Moura Lympany link: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/sublime-sounds-sacred-space/ Stephen Hough link to Hyperion video: https://www...

Continuing our rebroadcasts of selected Piano Maven episodes centered around Chopin, here's Jed's evaluation of a genuine download bargain. Here's a link to purchase and download Bach Guild’s Big Chopin Box here: https://www.classicselectworld.com/products/big-chopin-box-7-hour-digital-download-boxed-set?_pos=1&_sid=598a0a1ad&_ss=r Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by s...

To mark Eric Lu’s first prize victory in the 19th Warsaw International Chopin Competition, I’m offering a rebroadcast of my episode about the pianist’s July 2nd 2022 recital in Leipzig, which included Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 – here’s a link to listen: https://archive.org/details/3_20240904_20240904_1534 And here's a link to purchase his Warner solo debut CD – https://www.prestomusic.com/classi...

As we decompress from the 19th International Chopin Competition, my 100th episode in this second season of The Piano Maven podcast rebroadcast will be a repeat of the 2024 episode where I compare Arthur Rubinstein's three integral edition of the Chopin Mazurkas. Here are download links for all three cycles: 1. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8079160--rubinstein-collection-vol-6-chop...

On this episode, Jed offers a list of both historic and modern recommendations for each major Chopin work or cycle of works, without repeating a pianist. Here are selected links to some of the recordings that Jed discusses: Poloniases – Maurizio Pollini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-OK5a1h07s&list=PLC3ZgwGAh0c9yect11lXvWOIhHs8vRjUO Poloniase Op. 26 No. 1 - Arthur Rubinstein: https://www.y...

Jed Distler is in Warsaw as official Gramophone blogger for the 19th International Chopin Competition, as well as hosting a daily video "Chopin Report" Here are links to five performances that Jed considers special: Yanyan Boa - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52 (at 37:21, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjQQa0YtGq0) Pedro Lopez Salas - Nocturne in E Major Op. 62 No. 2 (at 00:02, https://www.youtube...

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 Tying in with Jed's live onsite coverage of the 19th Warsaw International Piano Competition this month, all of October's episodes are devoted to recordings of...

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 third and final three episode covering complete Chopin Mazurka Cycles on disc, along with significant releases featuring selections from the Mazurkas. Here...

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 Mazur...

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 Whose new recording of Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons should you acquire? Jed discusses two recent and rather diverse interpretations from Bruce Liu and Yunchan Lim...

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=CvMdJnTjJ1k Bruce Liu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYdHjTYKfs

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 This 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 th...

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/6924178 Consider a paid sunscription to The Piano Maven by clicking...

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

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_CDA67555 Volume 55: Widor Concertos and Fantasie - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67817 Volume 18: Marx and Korngold Concertos - https://ww...

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

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

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...

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=wZTfslob7Sw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0_tTsiHtw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K86xCd6COBo

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=134s Live at the Concertgebouw - https://open.spotify.com/album/5u9s4m4f1og4Yz6uUfuljk West Side Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGb2wuT1p9o Canadiana Suite - https://ww...

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=ABwyRNbfHoU Mozart Piano Concerto K. 595 Rondo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObJ2V9R3v8