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Gottschalk: Music for Piano/Orkis

Jed Distler

This 1982 Gottschalk recital originally was issued on LP by the Smithsonian Collection of Recordings, and hopefully it will reach a wider audience via Bridge’s

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Beethoven: Piano sonata Op 57/Orkis

Jed Distler

Lambert Orkis offers three performances of Beethoven’s Appassionata sonata, each featuring a different instrument of Viennese design. No doubt period piano connoisseurs will anticipate a

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RECITAL 2000

Jed Distler

Deutsche Grammophon’s booklet cover shows Anne-Sophie Mutter in a white dress shirt and loose-fitting tie. After listening to Recital 2000, there’s no doubt that she

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The Nightingale String Quartet Vagn Holmboe Cycle Continues

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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CD From Hell: Gatti’s Deathly Dull Debussy

David Hurwitz August 3, 2025

Cutting Brilliance (with a few quirks): Jumppanen’s Debussy Préludes

Jed Distler August 3, 2025

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