The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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Here are links to some of the performances of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K. 466 that Jed mentions during the course of this episode. These are only suggestions, for the catalog abounds in excellent versions. Do you have favorites that Jed missed? Let us know!
Edwin Fischer (1954) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBa6W_RwkI8
Clara Haskil (Fricsay DG) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coBhUvFgR5U
Clara Haskil (Markevitch Philips) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Owbr_sfxEI
Yvonne Lefebure (Casals Sony) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEelBfqRB6M
Martha Argerich (Rabinowitz Teldec) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGldgW6mDnY
Bruno Walter (NBC) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axcdYP9MinU
André Previn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF9C_KOeYss
Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli (Garben DG) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3rpMk44K5c
Vera Gornostaeva - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBIELDZg_Ns
Cyprien Katsaris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzkbqMqGxk
Alfred Brendel (Mackerras Philips) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEOJEhU7TY&list=PLoasmABcHZdGdphk7QiXk7eWJKVhhIB_D

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Jed enthuses over Francesco Piemontesi’s 2023 Pentatone release encompassing Franz Liszt’s Twelve Transcendental Etudes and Piano Sonata in B Minor
Here are links to listen and purchase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJxeAuC-QI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxcjQFNZAQ
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9513806--liszt-piano-sonata-transcendental-etudes

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Chopin’s Introduction and Rondo in E-flat Op. 16 is a virtuoso showpiece that always brings down the house, at least in the right hands. Here are links to some of the recordings discussed in this episode:
Anatole Kitain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrfhHc9r99o
Vladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu5my_I_W3M
Nikita Magaloff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7Ii71wqks
Danielle Laval - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHeZhRCMo4U
Frederic Chiu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=binNHETSRe8
Ludmil Angelov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sttkIKQt9Mg
Vladimir Horowitz (1971 studio recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N6UTnvniVQ
Vladimir Horowitz – 1974 home video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKaSkhUkwvw

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2026 marks the centenary of the composer and pianist Hans Otte’s birth. His multi-movement minimalist masterpiece The Book of Sounds has been pretty lucky on disc, and Jed discusses the work’s discography for this episode.
Here are links to recordings:
Hans Otte - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHmWXLaSePc&list=PLWM30loNhYy-M0EmzudadkmyXfDXjH471
Ralph van Raat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXeD6h0cVMI
Nicolas Horvath (live performance) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUpt_f3b8z0
Nicholas Horvath (studio recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3UCKL7U6I
Carlos Cipa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsexWDGgGCU&list=OLAK5uy_kzPAmicXIR6pt8oXCSvTpGLCUjGFav9RA&index=2
Conor Hanick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_NFb0XCUA

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Who is Maximianno Cobra, and why are his tempos so slow? Find out more from these links:
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkjy9_EWAds
Ravel Pavane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcRh4wIIwY
Bach Goldberg Variations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5N04M2ieGg&list=PLr0MsaDpKsY-ygKOktmOA7Im7OL5wThfB
Liszt Consolation No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNG22kc9h8A
Brahms Symphony No. 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sHVdmjFxe8
David Hurwitz Video on the 12 Most Annoying Conductors Ever! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JReLCF2tpck