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  1. Live From Warsaw

    1 DAY AGO

    Live From Warsaw

    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.com/watch?v=gZ0ZwM7Hz4Y&t=1151s) Kevin Chen - Etudes Op. 10 (at 15:14, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsaCHVBpGvI) Shiori Kuwahara - Polonaise in A-Flat Major Op. 53 (at 38:23, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq02Z3Pvz_g) WIlliam Yang - Andante Spianato ed Grande Polonaise Op. 22 (at 21:14, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcv0suUQNYQ) Here are video links to Jed's first four episodes of The Chopin Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kPMJ9wvmTc&t=69s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNDkPdla2xA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh0MeCpROVQ&t=17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9llDb71HM

    12 min
  2. Deutsche Grammophon's Chopin Masters Edition

    4 DAYS AGO

    Deutsche Grammophon's Chopin Masters Edition

    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 Chopin's music. On this episode, Jed discusses Deutsche Grammophon's 2021 box set reissue The Chopin Masters, featuring 28 CDs with 28 pianists. Here are links to some of the performers and performances covered: The original DG YouTube promotional trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2oBU-hb2KA Roberto Szidon plays Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 39 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKIRQBFB2_M Adam Harasiewicz plays Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAsOmf3EWeI Fou Ts'ong plays Mazurka in B-Flat Minor Op. 24 No. 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m81GFTfo3Fk Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Scherzo No. 4 in E Major Op. 54 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olKoS6Q1AM4 Shura Cherkassky plays Polonaise-Fantasie in A-Flat Major Op. 61 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lzfx2n6iCI Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Op. 45 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHbxF0SP8Bg

    31 min
  3. Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 3

    9 OCT

    Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 3

    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 are links to some of the recordings that Jed discusses: Ignaz Friedman - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_-zrhZVF69NS5DXmagEMV6uoRw2X2SXU Maryla Jonas plays Op. 17 No. 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF91sYFAamo Guiomar Novaes plays Op. 59 No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z1zql-yv5Y Youra Guller plays Op. 6 No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gjjeQRVlfM Vladimir Horowitz plays Op. 63 No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH7uie6_hRA William Kapell plays Op. 41 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuOxOAgG95Q Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays 10 Mazurkas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDz8DbgUV1Q Klara Min plays Op. 56 No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAoVKDuQCRQ Marjan Kiepura’s Mazurkas on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpGfzkIOBVY&list=PLKkve0LtLL-XJCJrqq1qH74CFrTenXQUF Pavel Kolesnikov plays Op. 50 No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfjn9Ll4eUk Idil Biret plays Op. 56 No. 1 (not from her complete cycle, but this performance is special!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nIgUVlcf_Q Jean-Marc Luisada Mazurka Cycle (DG) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiY09aR8nm8&list=PLJ0ZmvzszsR1I_DxuugLqQfclnB5UUyc2 Antonio Barbosa Lima Mazurka Cycle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYdYwk3Vjqg&list=PLQopr5raEipfPQXYanmfhTpHhPp9abuNZ Garrick Ohlsson Plays Op. 59 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jm0uwfoRgg

    24 min
  4. Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 2

    6 OCT

    Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 2

    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 Mazurkas Op. 17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi6Q3XNRnXQ Russell Sherman - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8019963--chopin-mazurkas-nos-1-51?srsltid=AfmBOoo7Sf4Gtm0gjjXPu8cjZzgEQwkrZl1ybRtCdsROO93NZaEE1yCZ Alessandro Deljavan - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8700579--chopin-mazurkas Joanna MacGregor - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8315247--joanna-macgregor-plays-the-complete-chopin-mazurkas Peter Jablonski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j-3QI0RbLc&list=PLalhy4gc-IIKve9Z6Rzr4eje2cTvDp3PS

    15 min
  5. Bonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yunchan Lim play Tchaikovsky's The Seasons

    3 OCT

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

    3 OCT · 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
  7. Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1

    1 OCT

    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
  8. Guilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel Recital

    29 SEPT

    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/.

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