
Philip Amalong launches what promises to be a fairly comprehensive survey of piano toccatas, starting with post-1900 works by American composers. The pianist’s lively booklet
The works featured in Alfred Brendel’s orchestral and solo “farewell” concerts respectively held in Vienna and Hanover in December, 2008 offer repertoire already available in
In 1985 Earl Wild recorded three double albums of Liszt’s music for the Dutch Etcetera label. Here is a generous cross-section of that material for
Rachmaninov’s songs for voice and piano count among his most heartfelt and beautiful compositions. Since his better-known piano preludes ooze melody from their every pore,
Earl Wild’s reputation for romantic repertoire understandably, yet unfairly, overshadows his long-standing advocacy for the music of his time. He breathes fresh air into the
Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall, June 7, 1959, this previously unpublished recital captures Van Cliburn in his youthful prime and showcases the pianist’s innate
Here is the third and final volume in RCA’s recent series devoted to Vladimir Horowitz’s Carnegie Hall recitals from the 1940s and ’50s that the
Angela Hewitt’s Bach on the concert grand grows in stature and refinement with each release of her projected Hyperion cycle devoted to the composer’s keyboard
This splendid recital provides a comprehensive overview of some classical Spanish piano music and ultimately adds up to more than the sum of its various
Cedille has reissued this coupling of Ives and Copland piano sonatas at mid-price, an idea that hopefully will introduce a new crop of music lovers