The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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 episode focuses upon seven highly distinctive all-Liszt recitals that surely will enhance any piano collection. Here are links to sample selections:1. Claudio Arrau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nMR83ly5GU2. Minoru Nojima - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3SoQ5-LCLI&list=PLrpUfzCDMUy106Wd9zufyedpnTFTXBt7u3. Sandrine Erdely-Sayo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpYnmxKTBJA4. Earl Wild - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvo8lJ1GOdA5. Arnaldo Cohen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFmsjoKSU0k6. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLoNn-I5JJg7. Vladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX0vjDUPF_k

Jed discusses a terrific all-Schubert release from the Prague Piano Duo. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_yu59RaaAY&list=OLAK5uy_nbCOUfqIFHKJwhOEzQaxNWFor_PIZM7nwBandcamp link: https://praguepianoduo.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to our second episode of Season Three.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 A listener asked me about Sviatoslav Richter’s August 26th 1977 Salzburg Festival recital issued on the Orfeo label. I hadn't heard this disc in a while, so I decided to revisit it. Here's a link to the music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0_PSRycUck&list=PLFer8UZgtB8JaLO0P43YDjLAfeB9sFqv6

Welcome to our first episode of Season Three! 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 Chopin’s Barcarolle is the topic of this episode, where Jed recommends some of his long-time favorite recordings. Here are links to recordings discussed: Alfred Cortot – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNhHWqVvPrgBenno Moiseiwitsch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sEf08rtl8oWalter Gieseking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEXhUzGEwj8Wilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMLjXQslVQcDinu Lipatti - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG5nREXB3agVladimir Horowitz (1957) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhzN8lSvitsVladimir Horowitz (1980) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a79dAwTMWvUIvan Moravec - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJk9J-KAI-cMurray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIwC-Qire0wKrystian Zimerman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cv7diE0ZMcRichard Goode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7bM0DYjikBenjamin Grosvenor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-R0YOlZdRoRoland Pöntinen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQKgok39lKkArthur Rubinstein (1964) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hTIzGlfOJ0

"Vladimir Horowitz Plays Great Sonatas" is culled from the legendary virtuoso's Columbia Masterworks and RCA Victor catalogs, and features selections ranging from the Baroque era to mid-20th century works that are strongly identified with the pianist. Although most of the performances can easily be sourced outside of this collection, piano mavens still will want to know about this ten-disc set, which can be obtained from second-hand dealers: https://www.amazon.com/Vladimir-Horowitz-Plays-Great-Sonata/dp/B0056K4V2M