The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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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

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Arcadi Volodos records infrequently, so any new release automatically warrants attention, such as his very individual interpretations of the Schubert D Major Sonata D. 850 and Schumann’s Kinderszenen Op. 15.
Here’s a link to a live performance of D. 850 with Volodos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8t5i1ZlBY
And a link to the Sony Classical release: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9843886--schubert-piano-sonata-no-17-in-d-major-d-850-schumann-kinderszenen-op-15

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Marc-André Hamelin’s 2011 recital in Schwhetzingen finds the great pianist on blazing form throughout. Here is a link to listen:
https://archive.org/details/nbghxf