The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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Link to purchase The Complete Josef Hofmann Volume 4 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7975345--the-complete-josef-hofmann-vol-4?srsltid=AfmBOoqLMI6L0tKzaqNGf5Anub3i79RwrSjZXDkItZ-GLeu81P6yMn4-

Link to listen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBk8UEpltw

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Link to John Ogdon's Beethoven "Appassionata" - https://johnogdon.bandcamp.com/album/ludwig-van-beethoven-piano-sonata-no-23-in-f-minor-op-57-appassionata

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Link to sample from Daan Vandewalle's recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PCCGC3nFBU&list=OLAK5uy_kZxHScVEUv64oJbjzSdZ32guSxV6c-krM

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An interesting link comparing five pianists - https...

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Link to Sonia Rubinsky's Scarlatti release - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8429262--sonia-rubinsky-sonatas-de-scarlatti

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 links

Leonid Kuzman - https://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-Minor-Liszt/dp/B000001LM3

Alexei Sultanov – video about the pianist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zgBSe45SGE

Dimitris Sgouros – 1987 recital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on8gADSt3Tg;

Max Levinson – his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@natjesmusic

Naida Cole – one of h...

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Links to selected individual recordings and cycles:

Ignaz Friedman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BeZQMySpM

Guiomar Novaes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQG5gETm4nU

Ginette Doyen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQJAyvktrg

Ania Dorfmann - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8339372--mendelssohn-songs-without-words

...

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Links to selected individual recordings and cycles:

Ignaz Friedman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BeZQMySpM

Guiomar Novaes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQG5gETm4nU

Ginette Doyen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQJAyvktrg

Ania Dorfmann - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8339372--mendelssohn-songs-without-words

...

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Links to selected individual recordings and cycles:

Ignaz Friedman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BeZQMySpM

Guiomar Novaes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQG5gETm4nU

Ginette Doyen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQJAyvktrg

Ania Dorfmann - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8339372--mendelssohn-songs-without-words

...

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: https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Concertos-Grieg-Liszt-Chopin/dp/B000000UVU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19XEQOMMEXRII&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TUYwgvi8nbXe5nIYd3YUEafwGbwItTmzcZVsMVQu0p8.KuB2ffWdh6D_29JNPP0ugSD4lq8iKH40-BjgV4i4ndM&dib_tag=se&keywords=pennario+golschmann+chopin&qid=1744905746&s=music&sprefix=pennario+golschmann+chopin%2Cpopular%2C94&sr=1-1

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On this episode, Jed lists ten iconic piano works that he thinks have been recorded too many times:

1. Bach – Goldberg Variations BWV 988

2. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight)

3. Schumann – Kreisleriana Op. 16

4. Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58

5. Liszt – Piano Sonata in B Minor

6. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor Op. 23

7. Stravinsky/Agosti – Suite from The Firebird

8. Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36

9. Ravel – Gaspard de la nuit

10. Philip Glass – Piano Etudes

11. Honorable mention: Joh...

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

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Link to review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/historic-gems-berghs-reger-baumgartners-beethoven/

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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

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Link to Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I with Youri Egorov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV29KqTGdPE

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Links to recordings:

Maria Grinberg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxwTlyDqBY&list=PLI5dfbQKtpr6rNLxo3Z85SR6SGx-RnZ79

Alfredo Perl - https://www.oehmsclassics.de/artikel/540/Alfredo_Perl_Ludwig_van_Beethoven__The_Great_Piano_Sonatas/Contact.aspx

Seymour Lipkin - https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Beethoven-Piano-Sonatas-Musicplaybyplay/dp/B0002JP49Q

Jean...

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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-the

Alfred Cortot 1926 recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjaQAe6vv6c

Ignaz Friedman -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL3off9fxH4

Artur Schnabel 1947 recording...

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_FaEw

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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?srsltid=AfmBOoof_e66xcTrvGdJJsQgNR1EcvnO75bnn1n4Zo5ej65njcf1DzyU

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

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Links to Idil Biret recordings discussed in this episode:

Beethoven Pathetique and Hammerklavier Sonatas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nVRomcCPG4

Chopin Krakowiak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKelW2nkNo

Berlioz/Liszt Symphonie Fantastique - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mT-VmPsxY

Boulez Piano Sonatas...

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 (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

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Links to recordings:

Piano versions

Angela Hewitt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSs3xaCSfgQ

Eric Himy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYe76nLP7hQ

Stewart Goodyear - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjFxrX269I

Seong-Jin Cho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXe7H52...

A strikingly original recital from Severin von Eckardstein on the Avi label entitled “Vers la flamme," with works by Scriabin, Richard Strauss, Messiaen and Beethoven.

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Jed discusses nine live and unedited performances of Liszt's monumental Piano Sonata in B Minor. Pianists include Simon Barere, Jorge Bolet, Claudio Arrau, Howard Karp, Sviatoslav Richter, Irén Marik, Cyprien Katsaris, Terence Judd and Vladimir Horowitz.

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Here are some links to some of the performances mentioned in this episode:

Vladimir Horowitz Carnegie Hall Recital March 19t...

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Links to Bill Evans recordings discussed in this episode:

Love Theme from “Spartacus” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fdV_C3YGIs&list=OLAK5uy_mE4wobISXrQe5gLICSur-ZoVQNFJGvikM&index=3

Never Let Me Go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ucdswp6GA

Reflections in D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBvd331AbbY...

Jed discusses recordings of Brahms' Ballades Op. 10. 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

Link to 1973 Lugano performance with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7S19Ew-fv8

Link to live performance with Emil Gilels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwLU4EmZjE

Link to Ballade No. 4 with Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6...

Jed discusses recordings of Brahms' Ballades Op. 10. 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

Link to 1973 Lugano performance with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7S19Ew-fv8

Link to live performance with Emil Gilels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwLU4EmZjE

Link to Ballade No. 4 with Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6...

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Link to Mark Singer’s New Yorker article about Joyce Hatto: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/17/fantasia-for-piano

Link to Jed’s Between the Keys episode featuring recordings stolen for Joyce Hatto releases: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-06-13/rejoyce-hatto-that-is

Link to a David Hurwitz editorial about the Hatto scandal that’s still very relevant to col...

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Link to Mark Singer’s New Yorker article about Joyce Hatto: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/17/fantasia-for-piano

Link to Jed’s Between the Keys episode featuring recordings stolen for Joyce Hatto releases: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-06-13/rejoyce-hatto-that-is

Link to a David Hurwitz editorial about the Hatto scandal that’s still very relevant to col...

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A quick note - Although I mentioned on the podcast that some of these cycles are hard to source on physical CDs, they mostly appear to be available via downloading and streaming services.

Here are the links to recordings:

Peter Frankl - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8534580--robert-schumann-complete-music-for-piano-solo

Karl Engel - https://www...

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Here's the link to hear Eric Lu's Jul 2nd 2022 recital in Leipzig -

https://archive.org/details/3_20240904_20240904_1534

and here's a link to purchase his Warner solo debut CD - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8732850--chopin-preludes-op-28-schumann-ghost-variations?srsltid=AfmBOorYVulz0mUFI-qqaC_nS-gGoAkLTu8ZJVSO5Dk5e6jqG5tUEqlY

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Here's the link to hear Eric Lu's Jul 2nd 2022 recital in Leipzig -

https://archive.org/details/3_20240904_20240904_1534

and here's a link to purchase his Warner solo debut CD - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8732850--chopin-preludes-op-28-schumann-ghost-variations?srsltid=AfmBOorYVulz0mUFI-qqaC_nS-gGoAkLTu8ZJVSO5Dk5e6jqG5tUEqlY

Navigating the discographies of pianists Nikita Magaloff, Sviatoslav Richter and Paul Badura-Skoda can be quite the challenge! But persistence and patience sometimes result in musical rewards.

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Link to recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDWs6hRBI8

Jed Distler discusses fifteen favorite recordings of Beethoven's last and largest piano work, the Variations on a Theme of DIabelli Op. 120. If you enjoy this special extended episode, please 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

Link to Jed's 2015 Gramophone survey of the DIabellis on record: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/45340/page/118?term=distler%20diabelli

Link to Daniel Höxer's recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...

Jed Distler discusses fifteen favorite recordings of Beethoven's last and largest piano work, the Variations on a Theme of DIabelli Op. 120. If you enjoy this special extended episode, please 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

Link to Jed's 2015 Gramophone survey of the DIabellis on record: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/45340/page/118?term=distler%20diabelli

Link to Daniel Höxer's recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...

Cycles devoted to Beethoven's Symphonies transcribed by Franz Liszt is the topic of today's episode.

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Link to Cyprien Katsaris playing the finale from the Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VoIu9l8F1g0&t=0s

Link to the Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman Piano Duo performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony...

Episode notes

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Links to recordings:

Op. 109

Victor Schiøler - https://open.spotify.com/track/3X42SkRgXaqqsVTpsFq8DB

Tom Beghin - https://www.challengerecords.com/products/15045965241158/inside-the-hearing-machine

Op. 110

Dame Myra Hess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx8QvIzsyew

Dina Ugorskaja - https://w...