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Although Artur Schnabel looked upon his composing as a hobby apart from his “day job” as one of the 20th century’s most respected pianists, many
After a long hiatus, Frederic Chiu seems to be recording regularly again. His latest project is devoted to G.I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann piano music collaborations—quite
The neglect of these pieces is simply unaccountable. Along with
Frederic Chiu completes his Chopin Etudes cycle with an alarmingly uneven presentation of Op. 25. He paints No. 1’s arpeggiated figures in tentative brushstrokes that
Harmonia Mundi gives Frederic Chiu’s 1993 all-Mendelssohn recital a new, budget-priced lease on catalog life. The composer’s piano sonatas receive little attention on disc, let
There’s much to savor in Brahms’ three violin sonatas through the symbiotic and refined musical partnership of violinist Pierre Amoyal and pianist Frederic Chiu. Their
This is essentially a hit and miss affair. In Il penseroso, Frederic Chiu focuses his attention on the dotted rhythm motive in the right hand
There are many ways to approach Chopin’s endlessly absorbing Mazurkas. Frederic Chiu opts to emphasize their melodic piquancy and subtle harmonic tensions. He is cognizant
With this entertaining and unusual CD, Frederic Chiu completes his admirable survey of the piano works of Prokofiev. Although the disc may have the appearance
