

The neglect of these pieces is simply unaccountable. Along with […]

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

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
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