

The arrival of Sony/BMG’s complete edition of Rudolf Serkin’s Columbia […]

Sequeira Costa’s recording of Beethoven’s mighty “Hammerklavier” sonata clocks in 51:25, which gives an accurate indication of the veteran pianist’s glacial tempos. Costa’s robust, full-bodied

Listeners familiar with the strong linear profile characterizing Stewart Goodyear’s Beethoven sonata recordings will find comparable clarity throughout the Ravel interpretations offered here. In Goodyear’s

Samson François recorded all of Ravel’s piano music and completed

It’s tempting to scoff at the idea of The Nutcracker arranged for solo piano. After all, Tchaikovsky’s score is a masterpiece of melody and orchestration,

What would you say about an almost unknown pianist who

It’s a cliché to lead off a review with the phrase “and still they come”. Yet given the seemingly endless parade of Bach Goldberg Variations

Listening to Freya Waley-Cohen’s Permutations without reading the accompanying booklet notes, one would assume that it is a work for multiple violins partitioned into continuous,

Michael Endres’ Schubert Impromptus come close to reference standards for technical refinement, perceptive musicianship, and idiomatic sense of style in a splendidly engineered recording that

This 26-CD set containing CPE Bach’s complete solo piano works
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