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  1. Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yunchan Lim play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

    15H AGO

    Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yunchan Lim play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

    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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYdHjTYKfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_-bTQ0toQ4

    12 min
  2. Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yuncham Lin play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

    16H AGO · BONUS

    Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yuncham Lin play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

    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

    12 min
  3. Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1

    2D AGO

    Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1

    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 this episode Arthur Rubinstein 1930s version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ092gZHB54 Excerpt from Nikita Magaloff’s Philips Mazurka recordings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG0cOqLE9l0 Excerpt from Nadia Reisenberg’s Westminter Mazurka recordings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnot1bqt4Y Jan Ekier Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axX2Gy_Fm8&list=PL1gAgJIplj-mM-QawlQNdOv-sMB2UfP0T Excerpts from Ryszard Bakst’s Muza/Westminster Mazurka cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1_R6rFr-M Vladimir Ashkenazy Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Yhyt9XwAo&list=PLKq64tL0GeMFI4Pl7zmJhL7lNrld8kQok Adam Harasiewicz Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0na0rEmuYM&list=PLnnh5FPx2uWoV5vPXi55j6CIAITikHsdU Excerpt from Fou Ts’ong’s Sony Mazurka cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_xSHt-B6Vc

    20 min
  4. Guilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel Recital

    4D AGO

    Guilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel Recital

    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 on this link: https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/.

    8 min
  5. Martin Jones' Debussy Cycle on Nimbus

    SEP 25

    Martin Jones' Debussy Cycle on Nimbus

    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

    9 min
  6. A Starter Guide to Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto Series

    SEP 22

    A Starter Guide to Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto Series

    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://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66990 Volume 62: Gounod's Complete Works for Pedal Piano and Orchestra - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67975 Volume 49: Stenhammar Concertos 1 & 2 - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67975

    19 min
  7. Claude Loyola Allgén's Fantasia - A Mess or a Masterpiece?

    SEP 18

    Claude Loyola Allgén's Fantasia - A Mess or a Masterpiece?

    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

    8 min
  8. Edna Stern's Schumann Carnaval plus

    SEP 15

    Edna Stern's Schumann Carnaval plus

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

    9 min
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