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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/pianomaven2025-04-1023 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/pianomaven2025-03-1012 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 DistlerThree Messy DiscographiesNavigating the discographies of pianists Nikita Magaloff, Sviatoslav Richter and Paul Badura-Skoda can be quite the challenge! But persistence and patience sometimes result in musical rewards.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/pianomaven2025-02-0619 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerVladimir Ashkenazy's Best "Rach 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/pianomavenLink to recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDWs6hRBI82025-02-0310 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 Meets LisztCycles devoted to Beethoven's Symphonies transcribed by Franz Liszt is the topic of today's episode.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 Cyprien Katsaris playing the finale from the Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VoIu9l8F1g0&t=0sLink to the Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman Piano Duo performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony...2025-01-3024 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 Pianists: Op. 109, 110 & 111Episode notesConsider 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 recordings:Op. 109Victor Schiøler - https://open.spotify.com/track/3X42SkRgXaqqsVTpsFq8DBTom Beghin - https://www.challengerecords.com/products/15045965241158/inside-the-hearing-machineOp. 110Dame Myra Hess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx8QvIzsyewDina Ugorskaja - https://w...2025-01-2917 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_IE2025-01-2809 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 101Consider 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 recordings:Geza Anda - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7969707--edition-geza-anda-vol-2-beethoven-brahms-liszt?srsltid=AfmBOoqce6sAp1zjr3XYJQaHf3OGxty89npMgiPIu2RLyTQE21lMEwqdMartino Tirimo - https://open.spotify.com/track/7lklKogvwb6nFA53KGhdmr2025-01-2707 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 81a ("Les Adieux") and Op. 90Consider 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 Op. 81a recordings recommended in this episode:Leopold Godowsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h59lJ49YgTIVan Cliburn - https://open.spotify.com/track/2QyCIgdKUvMi5So7gSOWopLinks to Op. 90 recordings recommended in this episode:Ernst Levy - https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/levy22025-01-2410 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 78 and Op. 79Consider 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 recordingsOp. 78Egon Petri - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8077711--egon-petri-the-columbia-electrola-recordings-1928-1951?srsltid=AfmBOorxVsyWiv3NNstO7mn35ExFJB09234HViYLhAWujhRLMFFn7qspJonathan Biss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBtU96nTb0Op. 79Andor Foldes - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7964437--andor-foldes-the-tono-recordings-1950-51?srsltid=AfmBOoqXF7KfVY7ybCMvlmCmqAW4ASPrCTlNoFiqyaqePr4...2025-01-2306 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 78 and Op. 79Consider 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 recordingsOp. 78Egon Petri - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8077711--egon-petri-the-columbia-electrola-recordings-1928-1951?srsltid=AfmBOorxVsyWiv3NNstO7mn35ExFJB09234HViYLhAWujhRLMFFn7qspJonathan Biss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBtU96nTb0Op. 79Andor Foldes - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7964437--andor-foldes-the-tono-recordings-1950-51?srsltid=AfmBOoqXF7KfVY7ybCMvlmCmqAW4ASPrCTlNoFiqyaqePr4...2025-01-2306 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 Pianists: Op. 57 ("Appassionata")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/pianomavenLinks to recordingsWilliam Murdoch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt4P9wdz8tsSviatoslav Richter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EffXt6Xh1O02025-01-2212 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 54Consider 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 recordings:Solomon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJEZfhpWVzEFriedrich Gulda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asLzG34NlMYand honorable mention to Alfred Brendel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqwdVN87sII2025-01-2108 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 78 and Op. 79Consider 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 recordingsOp. 78Egon Petri - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8077711--egon-petri-the-columbia-electrola-recordings-1928-1951?srsltid=AfmBOorxVsyWiv3NNstO7mn35ExFJB09234HViYLhAWujhRLMFFn7qspJonathan Biss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBtU96nTb0Op. 79Andor Foldes - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7964437--andor-foldes-the-tono-recordings-1950-51?srsltid=AfmBOoqXF7KfVY7ybCMvlmCmqAW4ASPrCTlNoFiqyaqePr4...2025-01-2106 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 53 ("Waldstein")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/pianomavenLinks to recordingsRudolf Serkin - https://open.spotify.com/album/5elORNqSN11qOJ60HrPWSFRonald Brautigam - https://open.spotify.com/album/1X1ntecFqPEBm42ImTZW8q2025-01-2013 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 49 Nos. 1 & 2Consider 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 recordingsOp. 49 No. 1 - Glenn Gould https://open.spotify.com/track/0kJ8kCEMbMNHkyNDbgzJM2Op. 49 No. 1 - François-Frédéric Guy https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8035204--beethoven-piano-sonatas-nos-1-32?srsltid=AfmBOorQtb3ExDEwPJ6E2GIrXmVBRKIz4wAq8agM28KdGA0TLld9n53-Op. 49 No. 2 - Mari Kodama https://www.pentatonemusic.com...2025-01-1706 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 31 No. 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/pianomavenLinks to recordingsDino Ciani - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ0r0MiJafYStewart Goodyear - https://open.spotify.com/track/6mNa53E6SIdfVQTvxGZxk62025-01-1605 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 31. No. 2 ("Tempest")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/pianomavenLinks to recordingsByron Janis - https://open.spotify.com/album/6XVXyW5qiwoX3OSL4oJIZRVladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO-6EuMMMGw2025-01-1507 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 31 No. 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/pianomavenLinks to recordingsRichard Goode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvIY-STmdR0Rosita Renard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4h0QtxnOI2025-01-1405 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 28 ("Pastoral")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/pianomavenLinks to recordings:Wilhelm Backhaus - https://www.naxoslicensing.com/track/NTI2NTk5ODgtYzMyOTM0/Alicia de Larrocha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guzBVbU2JxY2025-01-1307 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 27 No. 1 and No. 2 ("Moonlight")Note – I accidentally posted this podcast episode out of order on Thursday January 9th. It is reposted Friday January 10th, in its proper place. Sorry for any confusion to those who may have heard this episode temporarily posted on Thursday January 9th. We're all back in order now.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/pianomavenLinks to Op. 27 No. 1: Jascha Spivakovsky https://www.youtube.com/wa...2025-01-1016 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 26 ("Funeral March")Note – The Op. 27 Nos. 1 & 2 episode intended for Friday January 10th was accidentally posted today. But it will be re-posted tomorrow. Here is Thursday January 9th's Op. 26 episode! 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/pianomavenLinks to Op. 26 recordings recommended in this episode:Mark Hambourg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j6Q9ZRRa54Emil Gilels - https://www.yo...2025-01-0912 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 27 No. 1 and No. 2 ("Moonlight")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/pianomavenLinks to Op. 27 No. 1: Jascha Spivakovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CGomvyt5G4Boris Giltburg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jixk8D9CmcgLinks to Op. 27 No. 2 ("Moonlight)Harold Bauer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kvwKmlRfvZlq8-VbqgZGbZdBlydSkm6EsMisha Dichter - https://www.prestomusic.com...2025-01-0916 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 22Consider 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 recordings:Wilhelm Kempff - Second Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3nh6O68NcMaurizio Pollini - Second Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RTWxP2aHUk2025-01-0808 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 14 Nos. 1 & 2Consider 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 recordings:Op. 14 No. 1 First Movement: Yves Nat - https://open.spotify.com/track/3TywevOXNO8tjpL3nbnDyDOp. 14 No. 1: Awadagin Pratt - https://awadagin.com/project/beethoven-piano-sonatas/Op. 14 No. 2: Carl Friedberg - Link to Marston label release - https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/friedbergOp. 14 No. 2 Second Movement: Claude Frank...2025-01-0710 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 13 ("Pathetique")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/pianomavenLinks to recordings:Edwin Fischer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxFqMbLwJccIdil Biret - https://www.amazon.com/Archive-Sonatas-LUDWIG-VAN-BEETHOVEN/dp/B0048078302025-01-0609 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 10 Nos. 1, 2 & 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/pianomavenOp. 10 No. 1 Third Movement: Igor Levitt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVqj3UnTJgOp. 10 No. 2 First Movement: Seymour Lipkin - https://open.spotify.com/track/5AHs7nJ2SDjei00SlcbDBcOp. 10 No. 3: Vladimir Horowitz - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8121842--horowitz-plays-beethoven-sonatas?srsltid=AfmBOoofwutNA3kEtCjV1l9jpWRPonZt5cM2nT2i-m-YWBMbTYi_zmax2025-01-0310 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 7Consider 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 recordings:Op. 7: Elly Ney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnqFt-BgcjYOp. 7 first movement: Murray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O5eq86Zcgs2025-01-0207 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBeethoven's 32 Sonatas with 64 pianists: Op. 2 Nos. 1, 2 & 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/pianomavenLinks to recordings:Op. 2 No. 1, first movement: Artur Schnabel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMMek68TS8Op. 2 No. 2, first movement: Bruce Hungerford - https://music.apple.com/us/song/piano-sonata-op-2-no-2-in-a-major-i-allegro-vivace/15783160Op. 2 No. 3: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8055419--michelangeli-plays-bach-beethoven-schumann-brahms?srsltid=AfmBOoquCvuWHR3cW0XhYAiIFc8N6...2025-01-0110 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe Best of 2024Consider 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 final Season One episode looks back on memorable 2024 piano releases and reissues.Link to purchase Robert Goldsand: The Lost Recitals: https://www.marstonrecords.com/products/goldsandLink to my review of François-Xavier Poizat’s Ravel collection: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/ravel-complete-works-with-piano-francois-xavier-poizatLink to the Australian Eloquence Piano Library Deutsche Grammophon Edi...2024-12-3021 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 DistlerBach Guild's Big Piano Concertos BoxHere's a great place to buy this download bundle: https://www.classicselectworld.com2024-12-2313 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerArt Tatum's 1949 Capitol RecordingsLink to the recordings from Universal Music Group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8qCPYxstOI&list=OLAK5uy_mxX4zenymSurl_z67InQEjzHq98UTDNFk2024-12-1907 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFive Beethoven FourthsFive recommendations for "stand-alone" recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Op. 58"Clara Haskil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5-AGnaw-QEdwin Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMiNzHXFgBQIvan Moravec: https://www.amazon.com/Ivan-Morvec-Plays-Beethoven-Ludwig/dp/B000003LIUEugene Istomin: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8057350--eugene-istomin-the-concert-solo-recordingsJerome Lowenthal: https://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-piano-concerto-no-4-cadenzas-mw00026279872024-12-1614 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 DistlerConlon Nancarrow's Studies for Player PianoA guide to recorded editions of Conlon Nancarrow's innovative piano player studies. Here a links to listen and purchase:All of the studies with scores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfmVJmQKdj4&list=PL18kPNSLqghqPQnayyzAspyu17HmXZtrzThe Other Minds CD edition: https://webstore.otherminds.org/products/om1012-15The MDG CD Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Nancarrow-Complete-Studies-Player-Piano/dp/B0BCS92P482024-12-0909 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerStocking StuffersHoliday gift ideas for piano lovers:https://open.spotify.com/album/1PAlDURxUFo5eR2U75PnSihttps://open.spotify.com/album/1xyebt37cG56P72RwwlPEQhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0lxVdAWzAL5M2tGXjAw5v8https://open.spotify.com/album/1xpoXLbZhfVdADuiqFnBRChttps://www.ebay.com/itm/2659579910372024-12-0508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerFive Underrated EmperorsFive stand-alone recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. Here are relevant links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UujARIgHO04https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OeXFvCph4&t=495shttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9640084--beethoven-piano-concerto-no-5-emperorhttps://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Piano-Concertos-Ludwig-van/dp/B0000029VKhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_-zrhZVF69Og2zPFOxojmjacRVLS_VFv2024-12-0214 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThanksgiving TurkeysSome genuine piano "turkeys" to consider, or perhaps to avoid! Here are some helpful links. For Valery Afanassiev's Beethoven, check out Victor Carr, Jr.'s review: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-11451/. For commentary about Rita Bouboulidi's Beethoven Sonata cycle, visit this link: https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=23626.02024-11-2813 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=4iXawr9iVjY2024-11-2508 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerMichelangeli Big Boxes Part 1: The Complete Warner RecordingsLink to my Michelangeli Ravel & Rachmaninov Concerto review on Classicstoday.com: https://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-4053/2024-11-2123 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerLittle Brother Montgomery's "Farro Street Jive"A classic album by an overlooked yet wonderful blues pianist: https://folkways.si.edu/little-brother-montgomery/farro-street-jive/blues/music/album/smithsonian2024-11-1805 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerSergei Kvitkos' Brilliant Ad LibitumHere's a YouTube listening link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njXNF1HPdGtmHcw7Pp8ZKk_mudzFYZAs42024-11-1405 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerThe "Best" Ravel Gaspard de la nuit?A deep dive into Ivo Pogorelich's famous 1983 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. Here are official YouTube links provided by Universal Music: 1. Ondine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIBOwg8NGmA; 2. Le Gibet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvMd03CxPuk; 3. Scarbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LACEbWKb1co2024-11-1111 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-radu2024-11-0707 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-archive2024-11-0418 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=6kQXHJTnQME2024-10-3122 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=HR3LMPYyGbs2024-10-2407 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-pianists2024-10-2110 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-brahms2024-10-1709 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=5BaLVjoLUAQ2024-10-1019 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_luno1J37hB1jUqQck1p97KoSYYEoVVL4I2024-10-0704 min
The Piano Maven with Jed DistlerBud Powell at 100A 1962 video capturing Bud Powell in performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaSDinL6pC82024-10-0313 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-20052024-09-3007 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 musicSeason 5 Episode 2: Between Keys & Creativity feat. Jed Distler - Composer, Steinway Artist, Educator, & Host of a Renowned Radio Show, "Between the Keys"This 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