The Piano Maven with Jed Distler Podcast
1) Chopin Mazurka Cycle Madness Part 1
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2) Guilty Pleasures - Boris Berezovsky's Ravel Recital
Warner Classics' box set edition of Boris Berezovsky's Teldec Studio Recordings oddly omitted his Ravel recital for that label. This disc has long been one of Jed's "guilty pleasures," as you will lea...Show More
3) Martin Jones' Debussy Cycle on Nimbus
Jed discusses Martin Jones' complete Debussy piano music cycle on Nimbus.Link to recordings: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7961023--debussy-complete-piano-music?srsltid=AfmBOopkhy9q8d...Show More
4) A Starter Guide to Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto Series
Want to get acquainted with Hyperion's Romantic Piano Series, but don't know where to begin? Jed selects five representative volumes to get you started. Volume 42: Sinding and Alnaes Concertos - http...Show More
5) Claude Loyola Allgén's Fantasia - A Mess or a Masterpiece?
Claude Loyola Allgén's 49 minute Fantasia for Piano (1956) is a work that unfolds in one long uninterrupted movement. What does one make of this strange yet fascinating music? Is it a neglected master...Show More
6) Edna Stern's Schumann Carnaval plus
Jed reviews Edna Stern's 2024 Orchid Classics Schumann release. Here's a link to download: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9664747--carnaval
7) Few and Far Between - Six Under-recorded Pianists
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8) Kit Armstrong's Magnificent Byrd and Bull Recital
Who said that ancient keyboard music doesn't work on the modern concert grand. Evidently it does, and wonderfully well, as Kit Armstrong demonstrates on this magnificent release. Here are some video l...Show More
9) Oscar Peterson's Top Ten Albums
Jed Distler picks ten albums that represent a broad scope of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson's extraordinary career.Links to the albums here:The Oscar Peterson Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch...Show More
10) Annie Fischer's EMI Recordings
Th great Hungarian pianist Annie Fischer's EMI legacy is the topic of today's episode. Here are links to recordings discussed:Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABwyRNbfHoU...Show More