The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

Jed Distler
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  1. Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 on Disc

    15H AGO

    Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 on Disc

    Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 may be the most frequently recorded among all of the Romantic piano sonatas, and Jed has his hands full on a lengthy episode that explores this work’s rich discography. Here are links to several of the recordings discussed: Moriz Rosenthal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn4SmBSoG_I Alfred Cortot (1933 recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EWRIOvTK0w Percy Grainger (4th movement) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qW371IdjiA Nadia Reisenberg (1st movement) - https://open.spotify.com/track/6Tq1qt6U0KIRveEnf6Z2Z0 Claudio Arrau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1JousWsVYI Witold Malcuzynski (3rd & 4th movements) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC_XCvBfGrE Martha Argerich (4th movement DG) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMC3yToYuFA Isaac Mikhnovsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB-nzZs_ZwI&t=9s Van Cliburn (1st movement) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsWNx-0h298 Bruce Hungerford (1st movement_ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvwHk1FeZMw Bruno Leonardo-Gelber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o841NQu6weg&t=563s Ruth Slenczynska (4th movement) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsQC7vh5wOI Jakob Kuszlik - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIFNr2f8fEs Nelson Freire (1st movement, Columbia 1968) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15QCHMHhXW4 Nelson Freire (1st movement, Decca 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cg0loc9vIs Nelson Freire (live 2016) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-Crrv1J34&t=1160s Nelson Freire (live 2002) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IVT9EaUbyI&t=1243s

    39 min
  2. The Chopin Etudes on Record (rebroadcast)

    5D AGO

    The Chopin Etudes on Record (rebroadcast)

    A rebroadcast of Episode 20 from Season 1, where Jed discusses complete cycles of the Chopin Etudes on record. If you enjoy this rebroadcast, please 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 Jed’s Gramophone Collection Chopin Etudes Survey: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/chopin-s-etudes-a-deep-dive-into-the-best-recordings Links to selected recordings: 1. https://musicandarts.com/product/zayas-plays-chopin-12-a%C2%89tudes-op-10-12-a%C2%89tudes-op-25-trois-nouvelles-a%C2%89tudes-juana-zayas-pianist/ 2. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9264484--cziffra-plays-chopin 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-WVW02GBg 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aeV1_Fhgc

    25 min
  3. A Deep Dive into Beethoven's Diabelli Variations (rebroadcast)

    FEB 9

    A Deep Dive into Beethoven's Diabelli Variations (rebroadcast)

    A rebroadcast of Episode 23 from Season 2, where Jed 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 an LP transfer of Charles Rosen's recording: https://archive.org/details/01diabellivariations120 A taste of Martino Tirimo's recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxsk63yhWc A taste of Cecile Ouuset's recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwwCou7OyA Download Olli Mustonen's recording: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7934860--beethoven-diabelli-variations-op-120?srsltid=AfmBOoo9TGZRcrhgz5R5_dw1J1E-JUCosDoaSFnujaaabvWhaeN2djzn Paul Baumgartner's recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATxBzzFNvSU

    51 min
  4. Yunchan Lim's Goldberg Variations

    FEB 5

    Yunchan Lim's Goldberg Variations

    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 Yunchan Lim’s Official Goldberg Variations Aria Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seYfmj3L2EA&list=RDseYfmj3L2EA&start_radio=1 Other recordings mentioned in this episode: Lori Sims Promo Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOp_QE4-JYc Klara Wurtz (complete recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCae2ZDcfi8 Alexandra Papastefanou (Variation 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOTs7v9FaM&list=PL2TwZLoz4m4uJk9diP_73Mlnrvuq2I0ah Murray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBFRBWEuP0w&list=OLAK5uy_mUzRzgAFefvXjhs2oep2psqlNXVQltcK8

    10 min
  5. Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus - four recordings

    FEB 3

    Messiaen's Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus - four recordings

    I;m launching a multi-episode discographical exploration of Messiaen's monumental piano cycle Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus, starting with four recordings dating from the late 60s through the late 80s. So sorry that I kept pronouncing the pianist's name "Jean Rudolphe," when it's obviously "Jean-Rodolphe." My apologies!!!!! Here are audio samples from the recordings under discussion: Michel Béroff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvd2zGk11ic Peter Serkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlgD6cLyvj4 Anton Batagov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30qcHdxnDRE Jean-Rodolphe Kars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Vk7uRR0_Q&list=PLT7y1WItbPC5kkvWEj0wnAACsYsPzBYwg

    17 min
  6. Three Recent Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycles Considered

    JAN 29

    Three Recent Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycles Considered

    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 Here are recommendations for three recent releases devoted to the Five Beethoven Piano Concertos: Inon Barnatan – Concerto No. 1 Third Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jfAI0ZRGcs Garrick Ohlsson – Concerto No. 5 First Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=729a99oqRBw&list=PL44gxJwuwoaZWuiR72s4g7Xj6gEHxA2HB&index=13 Haochen Zhang – Concerto No. 4 Second Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb9VEL3poPY&list=PLuUMeVsvQwwF0mDUPSEZlbRsC_5iZDGkB&index=13

    12 min
  7. Krystian Zimerman's Schubert

    JAN 25

    Krystian Zimerman's Schubert

    Jed talks about Krystian Zimerman’s Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Schubert's Piano Sonatas in A Major D. 959 and B-Flat Major D. 960 Links to selected movements are here: D. 959 – II. Allegretto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fubKC4TNi2g&list=PLsUQ1iTYBB1W0lEePuydi5ytSzbgscj3k&index=2 D. 960 – IV. Allegro ma non troppo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8WNaFz_F0U 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

    9 min
  8. Ingrid Fliter's Chopin Mazurkas Volume 1

    JAN 19

    Ingrid Fliter's Chopin Mazurkas Volume 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 Jed talks about Ingrid Fliter's first volume of Chopin Mazurkas on the Outhere label. Here's a link to her performance of the C Major Mazurka Op. 24 No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujQ_TktdZeA

    9 min
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