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    The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

    Your friendly podcast guide to piano recordings.

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    Copyright: © John Edward Distler 2024

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    Latest Episodes:
    Kreisler & Rachmaninov - The Dynamic Duo Aug 14, 2025
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    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Schubert Duo 1st Mvt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1eK9WDenQA

    Beethoven Op. 30 No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIxv9mac01c

    Grieg Sonata No. 3 Op. 45 Mvt. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCxvH9mRXvs

    Under the Radar - Rudolf Buchbinder's 1986 Chopin Recital Aug 11, 2025
    Show notes

    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Link to purchase Rudolf Buchbinder's 1986 EMI Chopin disc - https://www.amazon.com/Chopin-Piano-Works-Rudolf-Buchbinder/dp/B000239B96

    The Swagger of Sultanov Aug 07, 2025
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    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Here’s Jed’s Gramophone Cliburn Competition Blog about Alexei Sultanov - https://www.gramophone.co.uk/blogs/article/jed-distler-s-cliburn-blog-no-16-alexei-sultanov-reconsidered

    Link to purchase Sultanov’s Rachmaninov Sonata No. 2, Prokofiev SOnata No. 7 and Scriabin Sonata No. 5 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7948204--rachmaninov-prokofiev-scriabin-piano-sonatas

    Chopin's Berceuse on Disc Aug 04, 2025
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    Chopin's uniquely hypnotic Berceuse has been lucky on disc, and Jed discusses seventeen pianists who've made memorable recorded versions. Here are links to some of them:

    Josef Hofmann - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzqGLmLlMHY&t=3s

    Alfred Cortot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqSDOLmfk30

    Solomon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8rbQ6Hi2M

    Wilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKxP_4byAk

    Walter Gieseking (both versions) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccf2FSvkzWA

    Vladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhVzkZk7xc

    Maurizio Pollini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zqEHYlrmjc

    Marc-André Hamelin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZjygExZ3I

    Ruth Slenczynska - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txR_P7TUf2I

    Leon Fleisher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMs5gdORZnA

    Evgeny Kissin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRQsDTvxgi8

    Lesson with Garrick Ohlsson - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=garrick+chopin+berceuse

    Tatiana Shebanova (period instrument recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogcn2JqJSak

    Murray Perahia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OizkT4wRjdo

    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Michelangeli Big Boxes Part 3: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Jul 31, 2025
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    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    The third and arguably final of three episodes discussing big box sets featuring pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli is devoted to his Deutsche Grammophon recordings.

    You can find some of these on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arturobenedettimichelangel8450

    And while this box set may be hard to source, all of the individual recordings are readily available from the usual outlets.

    Jorge Bolet's Complete Decca Recordings Jul 28, 2025
    Show notes

    Jed discusses the 26-CD box set Jorge Bolet: The Complete Decca Recordings on this episode.

    Here are several samples:

    Franck - Prelude, Chorale & Fugue (live recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTtcCLrNqM

    Chopin - Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpbwtXP00pg

    Reger - Telemann Variations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzPdVE12MvI

    Liszt - Waldesrauchen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbi3XaM45ds

    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    The "Other" Diabelli Variations Jul 23, 2025
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    In 2006 & 2007, Franz Hummel (1939-2022) composed his own set of 33 variations on a waltz by Diabelli, the very same waltz on which Beethoven based his iconic Diabelli Variations Op. 120. Is it a masterpiece or a curiosity? Jed Distler fills you in on this episode.

    Here's a link to listen purchase Franz Hummel's Diabelli Variations: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7980049--beethoven-hummel-diabelli-variations

    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Acoustically Perfect - Edouard Risler's 1917 Pathé Recordings Jul 20, 2025
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    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Jed discusses the complete recordings of French pianist Edouard Risler (1873-1929), made acoustically for the Pathé label in 1917.

    Link to listen via YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNyKzgpI20w

    Link to Marston Records release - https://www.marstonrecords.com/pages/lagniappe-5-risler

    A CDR transfer - https://classicmusiccds.com/product/edouard-risler-the-complete-recordings-cdr/

    The Well-Tempered Rosalyn Tureck Jul 16, 2025
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    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Link to Rosalyn Tureck's 1952/3 recording of Bach's Fugue in C-sharp Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9UypYRjv4g

    Under the Radar - Anton Kuerti's Beethoven Concerto Cycle Jul 14, 2025
    Show notes

    Consider making a donation to The Piano Maven podcast by subscribing to our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven

    Jed explores Anton Kuerti's 1985 recordings of the five Beethoven Piano Concertos; a cycle that deserves wider attention. Here's are links to purchase -

    https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971236--beethoven-piano-concertos-1-2

    https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971233--beethoven-piano-concertos-3-4

    https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7971216--beethoven-emperor-concerto-etc

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