
What a brilliant idea to juxtapose Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s recording of Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata with a wide-ranging selection from the composer’s 114 songs. To answer
For color, control, clarity, and finesse, Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Debussy Images rank close to the classic Michelangeli and Moravec versions. More than many pianists, Aimard articulates
On one level, this new set of Beethoven piano concertos must be counted an unalloyed success: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Nikolaus Harnoncourt collaborate extremely well. Note
What Sony abandoned, Teldec has rescued. Cumulatively taken, the ambitious Ligeti Project (formerly known as The Ligeti Edition on Sony) now runs to its ninth
This is the real raw thing, a live recording of a hot performance–pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard tackling a rangy and demanding program without benefit of retakes
Messiaen was his own worst enemy when it came to vocal writing. Not only are his own texts often embarrassing (to the extent they are