Mikhail Pletnev Plays Rachmaninov
Mikhail Pletnev is an artist who cannot be classified in one word. He is one of the greatest pianists of our time, and he is also a conductor and composer. Born in Archangel, Russia in …
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Martha Argerich Performs Chopin for You
Frederick Chopin knew all of Bach’s Preludes by heart; he used them diligently in his own practice sessions and also as instructional material for his piano students. When Chopin decided to write some preludes of …
Federico Colli Plays Scarlatti
For his second volume of Scarlatti sonatas, pianist Federico Colli takes as his starting point the double sonata KK 63 and KK 64. These are two dances, the first (G major) full of lightness and …
Bach’s Music As Played by Dina Ugorskaja
Pianist Dina Ugorskaja died at age 46 in September 2019. This is her acclaimed recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book II. On interpreting these works, Dina wrote: “One essential aspect in this project was the …
Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven
During 2020, many musicians will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven. He was born in 1770, and many of us listen in wonderment to the music created by this man so …