Excellence, and an example for all…
Yesterday I wrote about a young orchestral conductor who, in my view, is going to be well known in the years ahead. Today, let us look, back at a pianist who has given music to …
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CD of the Month: Janina Fialkowska Plays Chopin
I reviewed earlier volumes of this pianist’s interpretation of the music of Chopin. Now we can enjoy volume 3. Chopin Recital, Vol. 3 features the following works: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. …
Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninov
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4 (complete) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Performed by Lise de la Salle (piano), with the Philharmonia Zürich, Fabio Luisi conducting. At the age of 28, French pianist Lise …
Imogen Cooper Plays Liszt and Wagner
Liszt/Wagner: As performed by Imogen Cooper Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 2, S.215/2 Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513 Sposalizio (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 1) Il penseroso (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 2) …
Pianist Grigory Sokolov In Concert
I am a huge admirer of pianist Grigory Sokolov In my view he is one of the three top pianists on the planet today, Let me Illustrate how I arrived at this conclusion. Music is …