The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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Pianists occasionally record repertoire for which they are not immediately associated, or else they record works that one never would imagine hearing from these particular artists. On this episode, Jed explores examples of pianists “playing against type.”
Here are links to recordings discussed:
Glenn Gould: Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAHE8PTR8tE
Wilhelm Kempff: Faure Nocturne No. 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEar_UYFCeM
Rudolf Serkin: Chopin Etudes Op. 25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYgpgEDw_08
Alfred Brendel: Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u17LyeUvLs8
Wilhelm Backhaus: Moszkowski Caprice Espagnol - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmE-PF-fINA
Georges Cziffra: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata”) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zSIn21gKHc
Walter Gieseking: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz5QAV_Ke88

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Alicia de Larrocha’s only recording produced especially for Columbia Masterworks featured three works of Maurice Ravel. It’s never been reissued on CD outside of Japan. Jed discusses this fascinating and hard-to-source release on this episode. Here’s a link to the music:
Alborada del grazioso - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2upEuqpqA6M
Valses nobles et sentimentales (1969 Columbia) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPJG1msJufU
Valses nobles et sentimentales (1993 RCA) –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Uzfa5Y4zM

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Jed discusses three of Emil Gilels’ commercial recordings of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1; with links to the performances below:
with Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony (1955) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJy-hKfHdfw
with Lorin Maazel/New Philharmonia Orchestra (1972) –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHl73cAsGhw
with Zubin Mehta/New York Philharmonic (1979) – (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKh0czWT96c
and
(audio) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY4ql6BpkKI

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The unique and iconic improvising pianist, composer and bandleader Cecil Taylor (1929-2018) is the subject of today’s episode. Here are links to some of the recordings that Jed recommends:
Conquistador (1966) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lq7liyDznk
Indent (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ_UYNRKvBQ&list=OLAK5uy_lD9tgOUv7eJXPcsAbhDfEavQdGrMtEuYc
Spring of Two Blue-Jays (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=405AX1gCSqU
Akisakila (1973) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvrszwugbs8
Three Phases (1978) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRv8k9wOc_g
Garden (1981) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJk2wi4SPE
The “Feel” Trio (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1XXbDUzBgs&list=PLfOs1ZtjYFMsEisE06b1lYd0eW2bmG7Te

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Jed recommends recordings for one of his favorite Mozart Piano Concertos, No. 17 in G Major K. 453.
Here are links to some of the recordings discussed:
Ernst von Dohnanyi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSo5SKsSQ6s
Edwin Fischer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYPFLlW9AaU
Rudolf Serkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQeJuhxA_w
Peter Serkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x9VPtd2mco
Mitsuko Uchida - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfb3wfVuNWo
Murray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR_MBAupDcI
András Schiff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCDBRFr1BI8
Maria João Pires - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvVpObv8j3U
Leif Ove Andsnes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3w65MG5vxk
Malcolm Bilson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46DB8qZX1po