Shows
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Prague Piano Duo Plays SchubertJed discusses a terrific all-Schubert release from the Prague Piano Duo. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_yu59RaaAY&list=OLAK5uy_nbCOUfqIFHKJwhOEzQaxNWFor_PIZM7nwBandcamp link: https://praguepianoduo.bandcamp.com/
2026-01-1207 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerChopin's Barcarolle on DiscWelcome to our first episode of Season Three! 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 Chopin’s Barcarolle is the topic of this episode, where Jed recommends some of his long-time favorite recordings. Here are links to recordings discussed: Alfred Cortot – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNhHWqVvPrgBenno Moiseiwitsch - https://www.youtube.com/watc...
2026-01-0519 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerRipe for Reissue - Four Out-of-Print Piano Box Sets (rebroadcast of Season Two Episode 60)Here's a rebroadcast of Season Two Episode 60:Jed discusses four out-of-print piano box sets that are ripe for reissue:Milosz Magin plays Chopin (Accord, 10 CDs). A link to his Etudes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzArJYgJqdEAnnerose Schmidt plays Mozart's Complete Piano Concertos (Berlin Classics, 10 CDs). Link to purchase - https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/B0036ULAY6France Clidat plays Liszt (Decca, 14 CDs). Link to listen to Hungarian Rhapsodies No.s 1-10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afo2NTiZz2YRaymond Trouard: Une vie pour...
2025-12-1114 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerArrau at the AmbassadorJed discusses Claudio Arrau: The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals, Pasadena, California, USA, 1977, 1981 and 1986 - a five CD set containing previously unpublished performances by one of the 20th century's most singular pianists. For more information, visit First Hand's website: https://firsthandrecords.com/products-page/album/claudio-arrau-the-ambassador-auditorium-recitals-pasadena-california-usa-1977-1982-1986-5cd/
2025-12-0808 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerStill Another Box Set Wish ListHere is yet another list of ten piano box sets that Jed would like to see released in the future, although whether or not his wish will come true is an open question! Pianists discussed include Gina Bachauer, Tamas Vasary, Rafael Orozco, Bruce Hungerford, Rudolf Firkusny, Sequeira Costas, Cyprien Katsaris and a special edition of piano recordings issued in the 1950s by the American M-G-M label.Links to earlier Box Set Wish List episodes:https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven/1789163/https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven/2027603/Link to “Ripe for Reissue” Box Set Epis...
2025-12-0416 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerRachmaninov Concertos Under the RadarJed talks about recordings of Rachmaninov’s Four Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody that fall “under the radar" according to him, yet have great value and interest. Here are links to the pianists and their interpretations:Concerto No. 1: Tamas Vasary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRvbD20edYU&list=PLyrANGPNARULY0PWEc0R3HuZNfRP2oD9L&index=1Concerto No. 2: Julius Katchen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Evhp3hO1U&list=PLJhYe4hsVJRdwFJnYM10LPS21E4A21ZVB&index=3Concerto No. 3: Mirka Pokorná - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wBB_v...
2025-12-0108 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerVolodos in ViennaJed discusses Arcadi Volodos' 2009 Vienna Recital released by Sony Classical, one of this pianist's finest recordings:Excerpts:Scriabin Prelude Op. 11 No. 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m0hFO3yvyALiszt Dante Sonata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZYJvX8Ruck
2025-11-2406 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMalcolm Frager and John Browning - two documentariesJed recommends documentaries about legendary American pianists Malcolm Frager and John Browning. Link to watch Malcolm Frager: American Pianist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q-cx_lJNWcLink to watch Memories of John Browning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_tqt112TlE
2025-11-2006 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Ideal Debussy Preludes Book 1 (One Pianist for Each Prelude)Jed recommends individual recordings for each one of Debussy's twelve Preludes Book I, picking twelve pianists without repeating a pianist. Here are links to listen to, to download, to stream or to purchase these performances:No. 1 Catherine Kautsky - https://music.apple.com/us/album/debussy-pr%C3%A9ludes-for-piano/905973751No. 2 Philippe Cassard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIwKlPewVgNo. 3 Alfred Cortot – (1931 recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZVy_6T86bINo 4 Catherine Collard - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9592584--debussy-preludes-books-1-2?srsltid=AfmBOoqOKz2MWmGhobWiohTCz2e6tC...
2025-11-1719 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerJorge Bolet's Best Liszt Transcendental EtudesJed discusses Jorge Bolet's August 4th 1964 Tangelwood recital, which featured a stunning performance of Liszt's Twelve Transcendental Etudes. Here's a link to hear the recital:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJo1ciAq3M&t=2021sConsider 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
2025-11-1306 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerPaolo Bordoni's Complete Schubert WaltzesJed recommends Paolo Bordoni's delightful survey of each and every Waltz that Schubert composed for solo piano, once available from EMIHere's a link to the pianist's rare EMI recording of Schubert's "Unfinished" Sonata in C Major D. 840:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bXlwC8Lf68
2025-11-1004 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerStanislav Knor plays Chopin's Four ScherzosJed discusses Czech pianist Stanislav Knor (1929-1984) and his early 1960s recording of the Chopin Scherzos, available to download here:https://archive.org/details/fbgsfAnd here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSRZ_yOL7E&t=1890s
2025-11-0608 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSix Chopin Nocturne Cycles (rebroadcast)We continue rebroadcasting earlier Chopin-centered episodes of The Piano Maven with Jed Distler, this time with six recommended cycles of the complete Nocturnes.Here are some relevant links:Jan Smeterlin Op. 48 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lssPl98jDkMoura Lympany link: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/sublime-sounds-sacred-space/Stephen Hough link to Hyperion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqD7AHQAKykIvan Moravec plays Chopin Op. 48 No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BaLVjoLUAQ
2025-11-0319 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBach Guild's Big Chopin Box (rebroadcast)Continuing our rebroadcasts of selected Piano Maven episodes centered around Chopin, here's Jed's evaluation of a genuine download bargain.Here's a link to purchase and download Bach Guild’s Big Chopin Box here: https://www.classicselectworld.com/products/big-chopin-box-7-hour-digital-download-boxed-set?_pos=1&_sid=598a0a1ad&_ss=rConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/..., which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven
2025-10-3016 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Ideal Major Chopin Piano WorksOn this episode, Jed offers a list of both historic and modern recommendations for each major Chopin work or cycle of works, without repeating a pianist.Here are selected links to some of the recordings that Jed discusses:Poloniases – Maurizio Pollini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-OK5a1h07s&list=PLC3ZgwGAh0c9yect11lXvWOIhHs8vRjUOPoloniase Op. 26 No. 1 - Arthur Rubinstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVaLArwr80Etudes – Paul Badura-Skoda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2n7NMgzjwY&list=PL4D14bmfCxVVkhor7FZs6mJeC9n_854gH
2025-10-2120 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerLive From WarsawJed 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...
2025-10-1611 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerDeutsche Grammophon's Chopin Masters EditionConsider 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/pianomavenTying 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...
2025-10-1331 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerChopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 3Consider 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/pianomavenOur 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_-zrhZVF69NS5DXmagEMV6uoRw2X2SXUMaryla Jonas plays Op. 17 No. 4 - https...
2025-10-0923 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBonus Episode - Bruce Liu & Yunchan Lim play Tchaikovsky's The SeasonsConsider 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/pianomavenWhose 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=VVYdHjTYKfshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_-bTQ0toQ4
2025-10-0312 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerChopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1Consider 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/pianomavenThis 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 episodeArthur Rubinstein 1930s version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ092gZHB54Excerpt from Nikita Magaloff’s Philips Mazurka recordings- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG...
2025-10-0120 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerGuilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel RecitalWarner 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/6924178Consider a paid sunscription to The Piano Maven by clicking on this link: https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/.
2025-09-2907 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMartin Jones' Debussy Cycle on NimbusJed 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
2025-09-2508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA Starter Guide to Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto SeriesWant 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_CDA67555Volume 55: Widor Concertos and Fantasie - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67817Volume 18: Marx and Korngold Concertos - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66990Volume 62: Gounod's Complete Works for Pedal Piano and Orchestra - https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D...
2025-09-2218 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerEdna Stern's Schumann Carnaval plusJed reviews Edna Stern's 2024 Orchid Classics Schumann release. Here's a link to download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9664747--carnaval
2025-09-1508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFew and Far Between - Six Under-recorded PianistsConsider supporting 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 For this episode, Jed talks about six pianists who had major careers yet recorded relatively little. The pianists are Yara Bernette, Carl Friedberg, Malcolm Frager, Myra Hess, Eduard Steuermann and Ossip Gabrilowitsch. Here are links to some recordings: Yara Bernette: Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 32 No. 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7Vr2...
2025-09-1115 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerOscar Peterson's Top Ten AlbumsJed Distler picks ten albums that represent a broad scope of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson's extraordinary career.Links to the albums here:The Oscar Peterson Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2QAj7OuSXc&t=134sLive at the Concertgebouw - https://open.spotify.com/album/5u9s4m4f1og4Yz6uUfuljkWest Side Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGb2wuT1p9oCanadiana Suite - https://www.amazon.com/Canadiana-Suite-Oscar-Peterson/dp/B00000E5HTMy Favorite Instrument - https...
2025-09-0420 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerGrieg's Ballade in G Minor Op. 24 on DiscConsider 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 For this episode of The Piano Maven, Jed Distler discusses selected recordings of Edvard Grieg’s Ballade in G Minor Op. 24. Here are links to most of the cited performances: Leopold Godowsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enPP00uLYeQEileen Joyce - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX4MB8rKv08...
2025-08-2819 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerLennie Tristano ReconsideredOn this episode of The Piano Maven, Jed Distler reconsiders the legacy of jazz pianist, bandleader and educator Lennie Tristano (1919-1978). 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 Links to recordings cited in this episode:“Wow” Lennie Tristano Sextet (1949) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GSjkYnpvYM“C Minor Complex” (1961) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1s3OWXxZg“Desce...
2025-08-2514 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerCarlo Grante's Monumental Scarlatti CycleCarlo Grante is the first pianist to have recorded Domenico Scarlatti's complete keyboard sonatas on a modern concert grand piano. Issued by Music & Arts in six volumes totaling 34 CDs, Jed explores Grante's monumental achievement on this episode of The Piano Maven.Here's a link to Volume 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WWSLwOjjqY&list=PLhQbBbPdSZ2wycF4j85kfeNYL7sPNFHuSConsider 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...
2025-08-2112 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAngela Hewitt Revisits Bach's PartitasJed discusses Angela Hewitt's 2018 remake of the Six Keyboard Partitas by J.S. Bach.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/pianomavenPartita No. 5: Preambulum (recorded 1997) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1yNfGVM2E&list=PLPXd6_jpWSlfkR9JT-aCF-MxovL5gwr08&index=30Partita No. 5: Preambulum (recorded 2018) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noHcLr_XPXwPartita No. 4: Sarabande (recorded 2018) - https://www...
2025-08-1808 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Swagger of SultanovConsider 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’s Jed’s Gramophone Cliburn Competition Blog about Alexei Sultanov - https://www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/article/jed-distler-s-cliburn-blog-no-16-alexei-sultanov-reconsideredLink to purchase Sultanov’s Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2, Prokofiev SOnata No. 7 and Scriabin Sonata No. 5 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7948204--rachmaninov-prokofiev-scriabin-piano-sonatas
2025-08-0707 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerChopin's Berceuse on DiscChopin's uniquely hypnotic Berceuse has been lucky on disc, and Jed discusses seventeen pianists who've made memorable recorded versions. Here are links to some of them: Josef Hofmann - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzqGLmLlMHY&t=3sAlfred Cortot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqSDOLmfk30Solomon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8rbQ6Hi2MWilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKxP_4byAkWalter Gieseking (both versions) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccf2FSvkzWAVladimir...
2025-08-0418 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerJorge Bolet's Complete Decca RecordingsJed discusses the 26-CD box set Jorge Bolet: The Complete Decca Recordings on this episode.Here are several samples:Franck - Prelude, Chorale & Fugue (live recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTtcCLrNqMChopin - Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpbwtXP00pgReger - Telemann Variations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzPdVE12MvILiszt - Waldesrauchen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbi3XaM45dsConsider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic...
2025-07-2816 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe "Other" Diabelli VariationsIn 2006 & 2007, Franz Hummel (1939-2022) composed his own set of 33 variations on a waltz by Diabelli, the very same waltz on which Beethoven based his iconic Diabelli Variations Op. 120. Is it a masterpiece or a curiosity? Jed Distler fills you in on this episode.Here's a link to listen purchase Franz Hummel's Diabelli Variations: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7980049--beethoven-hummel-diabelli-variationsConsider 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...
2025-07-2308 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAcoustically Perfect - Edouard Risler's 1917 Pathé RecordingsConsider 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/pianomavenJed discusses the complete recordings of French pianist Edouard Risler (1873-1929), made acoustically for the Pathé label in 1917. Link to listen via YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNyKzgpI20wLink to Marston Records release - https://www.marstonrecords.com/pages/lagniappe-5-rislerA CDR transfer - https://classicmusiccds.com/product/edouard-risler-the-complete-recordings-cdr/
2025-07-2007 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerUnder the Radar - Anton Kuerti's Beethoven Concerto CycleConsider 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/pianomavenJed explores Anton Kuerti's 1985 recordings of the five Beethoven Piano Concertos; a cycle that deserves wider attention. Here's are links to purchase - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971236--beethoven-piano-concertos-1-2https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971233--beethoven-piano-concertos-3-4https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971216--beethoven-emperor-concerto-etc
2025-07-1405 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSteven de Groote plays SchubertConsider 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/pianomavenJed discusses a very rare all-Schubert disc with live performances by Steven de Groote (Claremont GSE 1527)
2025-07-0707 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerChopin's Preludes Op. 28 on DiscJed explores recordings of Chopin's 24 Preludes Op. 28 with 24 pianists. Actually 25, since one is mentioned in passing, but it's basically 24!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 review of Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/schmitt-leonardys-stimulating-chopin/?search=1Link to Alfred Cortot’s 1934 recording via The Piano Files with Mark Ainley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aeV1...
2025-06-2935 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAlfred Brendel Top 10 RecordingsJed Distler’s “top ten” list of Alfred Brendel recordings is the topic for this episode. Here are links to some of Jed’s reviews on Classicstoday.com:Mozart Sonatas - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-9108/?search=1Mozart Concertos - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3408/?search=1Liszt - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13884/?search=1Bach - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-13776/?search=1Schumann - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-3829/?search=1Beethoven - https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-6210/?search=1Chopin - https...
2025-06-1918 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerRipe for Reissue - Four Out-of-Print Piano Box SetsJed discusses four out-of-print piano box sets that are ripe for reissue:Milosz Magin plays Chopin (Accord, 10 CDs). A link to his Etudes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzArJYgJqdEAnnerose Schmidt plays Mozart's Complete Piano Concertos (Berlin Classics, 10 CDs). Link to purchase - https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Piano-Concertos-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/B0036ULAY6France Clidat plays Liszt (Decca, 14 CDs). Link to listen to Hungarian Rhapsodies No.s 1-10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afo2NTiZz2YRaymond Trouard: Une vie pour le piano (Sony Classical, 11 CDs). Links to purchase...
2025-06-0914 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAnother Box Set Wish ListThis episode lists ten more piano-related box sets that Jed would like to see released!
2025-05-2919 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerLeonard Pennario in Three ConcertosJed revisits an out-of-print budget priced reissue with Leonard Pennario playing the Grieg Concerto, the Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2.Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Concertos-Grieg-Liszt-Chopin/dp/B000000UVU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19XEQOMMEXRII&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TUYwgvi8nbXe5nIYd3YUEafwGbwItTmzcZVsMVQu0p8.KuB2ffWdh6D_29JNPP0ugSD4lq8iKH40-BjgV4i4ndM&dib_tag=se&keywords=pennario+golschmann+chopin&qid=1744905746&s=music&sprefix=pennario+golschmann+chopin%2Cpopular%2C94&sr=1-1Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com...
2025-04-2807 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerTen Over-Recorded Piano WorksOn this episode, Jed lists ten iconic piano works that he thinks have been recorded too many times:1. Bach – Goldberg Variations BWV 9882. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight)3. Schumann – Kreisleriana Op. 164. Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 585. Liszt – Piano Sonata in B Minor6. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor Op. 237. Stravinsky/Agosti – Suite from The Firebird8. Rachmaninov – Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 369. Ravel – Gaspard de la nuit10. Philip Glass – Piano Etudes11. Honorable mention: Joh...
2025-04-2414 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerTen Cult PianistsJed discusses ten pianists with :cult" followings: Josef Hofmann, Artur Schnabel, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Sviatoslav Richter, Rosalyn Tureck, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Grigory Sokolov and Glenn Gould 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
2025-04-1023 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Legendary Radio Program "Concert Grande"Jed pays tribute to Concert Grande, a groundbreaking radio program about piano music that aired on New York's WFUV between 1977 and 1993, created and co-hosted by Bruce Posner and the late Joseph Patrych. Below are links to selected Concert Grande episodes available for free download, as well as two of Jed's "Between the Keys" radio show episodes that pay tribute to Concert Grande. Please consider donating 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
2025-03-1012 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerNine Live Liszt Sonata PerformancesJed discusses nine live and unedited performances of Liszt's monumental Piano Sonata in B Minor. Pianists include Simon Barere, Jorge Bolet, Claudio Arrau, Howard Karp, Sviatoslav Richter, Irén Marik, Cyprien Katsaris, Terence Judd and Vladimir Horowitz.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 some links to some of the performances mentioned in this episode:Vladimir Horowitz Carnegie Hall Recital March 19t...
2025-02-2721 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBill Evans: Alone and Alone-ishConsider 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/pianomavenLinks to Bill Evans recordings discussed in this episode:Love Theme from “Spartacus” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fdV_C3YGIs&list=OLAK5uy_mE4wobISXrQe5gLICSur-ZoVQNFJGvikM&index=3Never Let Me Go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ucdswp6GAReflections in D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBvd331AbbY...
2025-02-2413 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBrahms' Ballades Op. 10 on DiscJed discusses recordings of Brahms' Ballades Op. 10. 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/pianomavenLink to 1973 Lugano performance with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7S19Ew-fv8Link to live performance with Emil Gilels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwLU4EmZjELink to Ballade No. 4 with Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6...
2025-02-2023 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBrahms' Ballades Op. 10 on DiscJed discusses recordings of Brahms' Ballades Op. 10. 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 1973 Lugano performance with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7S19Ew-fv8Link to live performance with Emil Gilels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwLU4EmZjELink to Ballade No. 4 with Arthur Rubinstein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6...
2025-02-2023 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Joyce Hatto Scandal RevisitedConsider 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/pianomavenLink to Mark Singer’s New Yorker article about Joyce Hatto: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/17/fantasia-for-pianoLink to Jed’s Between the Keys episode featuring recordings stolen for Joyce Hatto releases: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-06-13/rejoyce-hatto-that-isLink to a David Hurwitz editorial about the Hatto scandal that’s still very relevant to col...
2025-02-1728 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Joyce Hatto Scandal RevisitedConsider 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 Mark Singer’s New Yorker article about Joyce Hatto: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/09/17/fantasia-for-pianoLink to Jed’s Between the Keys episode featuring recordings stolen for Joyce Hatto releases: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-06-13/rejoyce-hatto-that-isLink to a David Hurwitz editorial about the Hatto scandal that’s still very relevant to col...
2025-02-1728 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA Deep Dive into Beethoven's Diabelli VariationsJed Distler 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/pianomavenLink to Jed's 2015 Gramophone survey of the DIabellis on record: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/45340/page/118?term=distler%20diabelliLink to Daniel Höxer's recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...
2025-01-3150 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA Deep Dive into Beethoven's Diabelli VariationsJed Distler 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/pianomavenLink to Jed's 2015 Gramophone survey of the DIabellis on record: https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/45340/page/118?term=distler%20diabelliLink to Daniel Höxer's recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?l...
2025-01-3151 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier")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/pianomavenLink to Jed's Gramophone Collection article: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical%20music%20news/article/introducing-gramophone-s-january-2020-issueLink to Between the Keys webcast featuring Peter Serkin's recording - https://www.wwfm.org/webcasts/2018-01-09/between-the-keys-january-9th-beethovens-last-sonatas-part-2Link to Frederic Rzewski's live 1991 recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGyX5W9a_IE
2025-01-2809 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerJed's Piano Box Set Wish ListConsider 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/
2024-12-2626 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMichelangeli Big Boxes Part 2: Aura's "Hommage" EditionA rare 15-disc "Hommage" to a legendary and enigmatic pianist. Here's Jed Distler's Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-4159/
2024-12-1226 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Marvelous Moszkowski ConcertoMoszkowski's Piano Concerto has enjoyed considerable revival on disc. On this episode, Jed Distler explores the work's recorded discography. Here's a link to the slow movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iXawr9iVjY
2024-11-2508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerRadu Lupu RaritiesHere's a tribute to Radu Lupu on my weekly WWFM.org radio program Between the Keys, with special guest Donna Weng Friedman. This webcast features performances of Lupu in works that he otherwise did not record: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2022-11-28/remembering-radu
2024-11-0707 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFrederic Rzewski's "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"Jed's Between the Keys episode about Rzewski's monumental masterpiece, with special guest pianist Ursula Oppens: https://soundcloud.com/jeddistler/episode-0032-the-people-united-at-40-2015-11-03?in=jeddistler/sets/between-the-keys-archive
2024-11-0418 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSchumann's Fantasy in C Major in 15 RecordingsRecommended recordings of Schumann's Fantasy in C Major Op. 17:Sergio Fiorentino - https://open.spotify.com/album/2s19G2wc2xQtyBECvCoFQbWilhelm Backhaus -https://open.spotify.com/track/29T6fqDoyUQve6v6HYnFDoVladimir Horowitz -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjw6aTXXoZALeif Ove Andsnes -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA8GDGoPNgMaurizio Pollini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dYgNt32YXoWilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-NVFOms6sNina Lelchuk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQXHJTnQME
2024-10-3122 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMurray Perahia Summits Beethoven's EverestHere's my Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/built-last-murray-perahias-masterful-hammerklavier/. And here's a review I wrote comparing both Murray Perahia and Yuja Wang performing the Hammerklavier in New York on consecutive weekends in New York: https://www.classicstoday.com/tale-two-hammerklaviers/
2024-10-2806 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA Legendary Pogorelich RecitalIvo Pogorelich's 1990 New York recital was the stuff of legends, and you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR3LMPYyGbs
2024-10-2407 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerVAI's Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies Compilation19 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies with 19 Pianists. Check out this fascinating and illuminating collection: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7975361--liszt-19-hungarian-rhapsodies-played-by-19-great-pianists
2024-10-2110 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerGeza Anda's Live Tchaikovsky and Brahms ConcertosLink to purchase and download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8026756--geza-anda-plays-tchaikovsky-brahms
2024-10-1709 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSix Chopin Nocturne CyclesMoura Lympany link: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/sublime-sounds-sacred-space/Stephen Hough link to Hyperion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqD7AHQAKykIvan Moravec plays Chopin Op. 48 No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BaLVjoLUAQ
2024-10-1019 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFrançoise Chaffiaud Plays BachLink to listen to my Between the Keys episode "The Art of Françoise Chaffiaud: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2023-02-27/the-art-of-francoise-chaffiaudLink to the pianist's website: http://www.francoise-chaffiaud.com/en/
2024-10-1006 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerHanren Zhang's Dances and DreamsLink to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcGStvi2-7w&list=OLAK5uy_luno1J37hB1jUqQck1p97KoSYYEoVVL4I
2024-10-0704 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBud Powell at 100A 1962 video capturing Bud Powell in performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaSDinL6pC8
2024-10-0313 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe 2005 Van Cliburn Competition RevisitedYou purchase downloads for two of these Harmonia Mundi releases here:https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7941659--van-cliburn-competition-2005-sa-chenhttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7941658--international-van-cliburn-competition-2005
2024-09-3007 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerDonald Berman Plays Ives' Concord SonataLink to listen: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kznrL4pH9V6hVKp0ZJoX7YuN57r97bAnU:
2024-09-2609 min
The Piano Pod - a global hub for innovation, education, and connection in classical piano musicBetween Keys & Creativity feat. Jed Distler - Composer, Steinway Artist, & Radio/Podcast HostThis episode is brought to you by Keys 2 Success, bringing classical music opportunities to Newark and its surrounding suburban communities Visit their website to learn more.Curious about which episode has the most name drops? Look no further—this one with Jed Distler takes the crown!The Piano Pod had an exciting conversation with Jed Distler, composer, Steinway Artist, educator, and host of the renowned radio show Between the Keys.In this episode, you will hear:Insider scoop on Between the Keys, Jed's 9-plus-year-running radio show on WWFMJed’s wisdom on what make...
2024-09-251h 35
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerEarl Wild at 88, on the 88sLink to sellers: https://www.discogs.com/release/15895932-Earl-Wild-Earl-Wild-At-88-Recital
2024-09-2305 min
The Piano Pod - a global hub for innovation, education, and connection in classical piano musicOfficial Trailer for Season 5 Episode 2 "Between Keys & Creativity" feat. Jed Distler - Composer, Steinway Artist, Educator, & Host of a Renowned Radio Show, "Between the K🎉 Enjoy the Trailer for Season 5 Episode 2 feat. Jed Distler!The Piano Pod had an exhilarating conversation with Jed Distler—composer, Steinway Artist, educator, and host of the renowned radio show Between the Keys, hosted by Jed Distler on WWFM. 🎹🎙️ In this episode, you’ll hear:🔹The inside scoop on Jed’s 9+ year-running radio show Between the Keys🔹 His wisdom on what makes a great recording and the power of thoughtful programming🔹 Jed's take on the future of CDs in the streaming age🔹 From Mahler symphonies to innovative 4-hand piano literature, his creative performances always shine🔹 How he balances personal achievement...
2024-09-2302 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerYuja Wang's Vienna RecitalLink to purchase: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9613664--the-vienna-recital
2024-09-1910 min
The Piano Pod - a global hub for innovation, education, and connection in classical piano musicSeason 5 Episode 2: "Between Keys & Creativity" feat. Jed Distler - Composer, Steinway Artist, Educator, & Host of a Renowned Radio ShowThis episode is brought to you by Keys 2 Success, bringing classical music opportunities to Newark and its surrounding suburban communities Visit their website to learn more.Curious about which episode has the most name drops? Look no further—this one with Jed Distler takes the crown!The Piano Pod had an exciting conversation with Jed Distler, composer, Steinway Artist, educator, and host of the renowned radio show Between the Keys.In this episode, you will hear:Insider scoop on Between the Keys, Jed's 9-plus-year-running radio show on WWFMJed’s wisdom on what make...
2024-09-181h 35
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMatthew Shipp's 1990 Trio DebutLink to purchase: https://matthewshipp.bandcamp.com/album/circular-temple
2024-09-1605 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSolace with Risto-Matti MarinLink to Risto-Matti Marin's releases: https://www.ristomattimarin.fi/recordins/?lang=en
2024-09-1205 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerWojciech Kocyan Aces Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7Link to Wojciech Kocyan’s website: https://www.wkocyan.com/Link to Jed’s Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-9494/Link to the recording on Wojciech Kocyan’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9NwD7Ek74nTs1ihodkKctw
2024-09-0907 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Chopin Etudes on RecordLink to Jed’s Gramophone Collection Chopin Etudes Survey: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/chopin-s-etudes-a-deep-dive-into-the-best-recordingsLinks 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-chopin3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl-WVW02GBg4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aeV1_Fhgc
2024-09-0425 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerJanina Fialkowska's Enchanting SchubertSchubert D. 894 First movement link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vDqnBMKPs4;
2024-09-0204 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerPiano Music of Jan Levoslav BellaLinks to recordings: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7999573--jan-levoslav-bella-piano-works; https://www.peterpazicky.com/j%C3%A1n-levoslav-bella-complete-piano-w
2024-08-2905 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBrilliant Classics' Virtuoso Etudes BoxLink to David Hurwitz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-FU2UPhVALink to Jed Distler review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/big-boxes-virtuoso-piano-etudes/Link to purchase: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/v/virtuoso-piano-etudes/
2024-08-2621 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMaria Perrotta Plays ChopinLink to digital files: https://www.lyradb.org/album/5f85642422009c0017b2bc17?piece=f861ed3ca2c04a14946f310f
2024-08-2205 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAndre Laplante's Under the Radar Brahms Sonata No. 3Link to purchase this recording: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8053750--brahms-piano-sonata-in-f-minor
2024-08-1909 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Art of Lelia Gousseauhttps://www.meloclassic.com/home/lelia-gousseau/
2024-08-1504 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerVan Cliburn's Tchaikovsky - A Million Seller ReconsideredHas Van Cliburn's million selling 1958 recording of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 stood the test of time? Live performance from the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qROema2MDI. Link to the RCA studio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvenFtOB4-s
2024-08-1208 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerDimitri Malignan Plays BachA sensitive and cultivated Bach recital from Dimitri Malignan. Link to purchase the CD: https://www.amazon.com/Peregrinations-J-S-Bach-CD-Dimitri-Malignan/dp/B09QRLBF8J. Link to his final round 2021 Montreal Competition performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8on0pGGTsP4.
2024-08-0805 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFive Piano Goldberg Variations Recordings on DGBach's Goldberg Variations as played by Wilhelm Kempff, Andrei Gavrilov, Rosalyn Tureck, Lang Lang and Vikingur Ólafsson. Here are links to a few reviews: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-15906/?search=1, and https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-15619/?search=1
2024-08-0516 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAndré Watts' Best LisztAndré Watts was on great form for his 1986 Schwetzingen Festival all-Liszt recital. Check out my Classicstoday.com review here https://www.classicstoday.com/review/compelling-liszt-from-andre-watts/; and purchase the recording here https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Recital-1986-FRANZ-LISZT/dp/B007C7FCMK.
2024-08-0103 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerDebussy's Preludes on an 1873 PleyelHiroko Sasaki's excellent period instrument Debussy Preludes Books I & II, performed on an 1873 Pleyel piano. Official link to album is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ncaCuKo5ZE75c2NPWihaU3mgVpvQUJfG0
2024-07-2904 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA 2010 Schumann Compilation from EMIAn all-Schumann six-CD compilation, issued by EMI in 2010 (catalog number 6 09047 2) with various pianists. Here's a link to Jed's Classicstoday.com review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-15513/
2024-07-2510 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerJean Barraqué's Piano Sonata on discA thorny and iconic pillar of serial piano music. Here's a link to Jed's recording of choice: https://www.amazon.com/Jean-Barraqu%C3%A9-Sonate-Pour-Piano/dp/B00N28RXJS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OYVNMOUPXMW2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.l2qLCWfxi3Wj_-pqAHAYSQ.IZIVWyqcZqUhWVBFLqSJqllGqX8cthtJxvFEh-TQJHM&dib_tag=se&keywords=barraque+woodward&qid=1717342891&s=music&sprefix=barraque+woodward%2Cpopular%2C96&sr=1-1
2024-07-2206 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Chopin Mazurkas with Arthur RubinsteinA discussion of Arthur Rubinstein's three integral recorded versions of Chopin's Mazurkas. Here are download links for all three cycles: 1. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8079160--rubinstein-collection-vol-6-chopin-mazurkas-scherzos; 2. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8079130--rubinstein-collection-vol-27-chopin-mazurkas-impromptus; 3. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7933105--rubinstein-collection-vol-50-chopin-51-mazurkas
2024-07-1808 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerArthur Rubinstein's Milestone Moscow RecitalArthur Rubinstein's historic Moscow recital on October 1st 1964. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K4ZwA2nQqI&t=27s. Link to purchased the 1999 Rubinstein Edition release: https://www.amazon.com/Rubinstein-Collection-Vol-62-Recital/dp/B000031WC2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZOTV6Z5C79SJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._CfJ8sm0Si00iHpCE7vvrXdt2qdxrGKteErXnQWVIanZ4ijr-L6X09ZushbsI78LrG18MB9-o23SgJsNusIHd8Gj3klzZk6Z2nt3olyd-86WFiRSqWbmNPIWm52GDXPqnO9gQFgGpz9JQ5NTi_LOuQ.Hq7Sj6yl_9mwjbtzA4sws7SuBMR6RkuFfRMSHtWrFig&dib_tag=se&keywords=moscow+rubinstein&qid=1717273386&s=music&sprefix=moscow+rubinstein%2Cpopular%2C83&sr=1-1
2024-07-1508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerAlexis Weissenberg's Rockin' Rachmaninov Third ConcertoRevisiting Alexis Weissenberg's Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 recording with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Georges Prêtre. Here's link to purchase a download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8193029--rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-no-3-in-d-minor-op-30
2024-07-1104 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSurveying ScarlattiA survey of Scarlatti recitals. Here's a link to one of my all-Scarlatti Between the Keys episodes: https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2023-12-20/snuggle-up-with-scarlatti. Here's a link to the Konstantin Scherbakov Scarlatti volume on Naxos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iztt0sR-F4Q.
2024-07-0811 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA Howard Shelley Concerto TrifectaA link to my review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-14861/?search=1; a link to the Schumann Concerto first movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aj7GjVfsq8
2024-07-0405 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Art of Aldo CiccoliniTen essential Aldo Ciccolini recordings. Here's a link to Liszt Legend No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PBugDKGC7I
2024-07-0116 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerComing Soon - The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerA friendly podcast guide to piano recordings with composer/pianist Jed Distler, producer and host of the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award winning radio show Between the Keys, and longtime record reviewer for Classicstoday.com and Gramophone.
2024-05-2702 min