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Listen to the aching lyricism and pungent harmonies of the Op. 25 No. 5 sonata’s slow movement, the unexpected plot twists in the opening movement’s
The 100 studies encompassing Clementi’s Gradus ad Parnassum address nearly every aspect of piano technique in the B.C. era (that’s “before Chopin!”). While a didactic
Muzio Clementi’s best piano sonatas constitute some of the Classical era’s most rewarding keyboard works, offering more than enough technical challenges and musical substance to
In some respects Muzio Clementi’s piano sonatas provide the missing link between Mozart’s and Beethoven’s, and are far less appreciated than they ought to be.
These 2008/09 recordings were made in anticipation of Claude Frank’s 85th birthday on December 24, 2010, and testify to the veteran pianist’s seasoned musicianship and
The fluid, communicative, and innately musical Goldberg Variations recording once credited to Joyce Hatto (remember her?) turned out to be pilfered from a 1985 Naxos
This handsomely produced 14-CD boxed set surveys live performances by Sviatoslav Richter in Budapest, recorded by Hungarian Radio from March 1954 up through the pianist’s
Much as Angela Hewitt’s fast and fluid tempos befit Schumann’s Kinderszenen (except for a slightly rushed Hasche-Mann, where some of the runs blur), her interpretations
Yingdi Sun’s Liszt Sonata interpretation is a collection of sensitive moments and miscalculations. The pianist frequently lessens the impact of climaxes in the following ways:
Has Alice Ader ever made a poor recording? I strongly doubt it. She’s an exceptional artist, her excellent technique always at the service of rewarding
