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For his second Beethoven concerto cycle, Stefan Vladar joins the rank of pianists who have recorded these works directing from the piano. In some instances,
For the record, Stefan Vladar manages to get Schubert’s last two piano sonatas on one CD with both first-movement exposition repeats intact. In D. 959’s
Stefan Vladar’s graceful, meditative, well voiced, and intelligently ornamented rendition of the Bach Goldberg Variations Aria sets a promising tone for the 30 Variations and
Stefan Vladar’s crisply delineated, slightly dry yet superbly poised and characterful Haydn interpretations simply delight. His urgent, impetuous phrasing in the C major sonata’s finale
Here’s a trick. Play certain sections of contemporary pianist Stefan Vladar’s Schumann Papillons against the great Romantic pianist Alfred Cortot’s 1935 account. Try to guess
We’re not exactly short on recordings of this music, but by any standard these are excellent performances. The Jerusalem Quartet plays the “American” with all
Don’t look for charm, tenderness, or lyrical repose in Stefan Vladar’s Brahms. That’s not his way. You probably know that if you’ve heard his previous
The serious, craggy demeanor Stefan Vladar brought to his solo Brahms recordings for Sony spills over into his Chopin. He reads between the Ballades’ narrative
The question to collectors is how well Béla Drahos’ Beethoven cycle with the Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia measures up to numerous competing budget-priced, space-saving editions on
Richard Strauss’ complete solo piano music dates from his teen years. His mature style, of course, loomed on the horizon, but the two groups of
