Why do certain pianists play so fast? Because they can. That crossed my mind while hearing Daniil Trifonov and his erstwhile teacher Sergei Babayan tear
This one’s easy. Here is one of the finest recordings
From the PC of the deceased Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez
Maurizio Pollini’s recordings of Schubert’s last three sonatas and Klavierstücke
Maurizio Pollini’s recent Chopin Second Sonata and Op. 28 Preludes remakes were generally inferior to his first recordings of these works. The same holds true
Among prominent pianists of our time, Maurizio Pollini represented the
OK, they were never really lost. In fact, they were announced, but apparently Serkin died before giving final approval to these late recordings of the
The combination of Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel, and Rachmaninov’s complete works for piano and orchestra amounted to a box office sure thing this past February
[A re-post from our archives, in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 105th birthday (August 25)] Leonard Bernstein was a tireless champion of American music during his
It’s a cliché to liken a performer traversing a large cycle of works to a “journey”, yet Hilary Hahn’s set of Eugène Ysaÿe’s six unaccompanied