The announcement that 18-year-old Yunchan Lim planned to devote his entire Van Cliburn International Competition semi-final recital to all twelve Liszt Transcendental Etudes created a
Gerardo Teissonnière savors the improvisatory nature of Op. 109’s first movement, conveying an expansive and reflective aura. By contrast, the pianist’s mannered rhythmic lurchings and
In early 2020 Steinway & Sons began issuing individual volumes of a Beethoven sonata cycle with pianist Konstantin Scherbakov as digital downloads. Upon the project’s
Katie Mahan’s sharply characterized performances of Debussy’s Preludes Book II on her own KM label impressed me as much as her complete Leonard Bernstein piano
The Steinway & Sons label weighs in for Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, launching a sonata cycle featuring pianist Konstantin Scherbakov. Each volume will be released
The stylish command and intelligent musicality distinguishing John O’Conor’s previous Steinway & Sons Haydn disc extends to this well-engineered follow-up release, even if certain performances
This excellent recital assembles music by five American composers, Griffes, Ives, Carter, Zaimont, and Barber, into a thoughtful program consisting of three major works and
So far as I can tell, this release marks the first time that both Liszt and Lyapunov sets of Twelve Transcendental Etudes have been paired
Changyong Shin’s 2018 solo debut CD on the Steinway & Sons label featured a performance of Beethoven’s Op. 101 sonata that revealed this young pianist’s
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,