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George Cziffra's Legendary 1964 Tokyo Recital Jun 05, 2025

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Although the official Medici Masters CD release for Cziffra's April 23rd 1964 Tokyo recital is out of print, you can find the music here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2mag2yGhvA

Five Under the Radar Liszt Sonata Recordings Jun 01, 2025

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Five commercial Liszt Sonata recordings that deserve wider recognition:

Van Cliburn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmyFMhtJngc

Jitka Čechová - https://www.supraphon.com/album/96-brahms-liszt-live-at-the-rudolfinum

Boris Berezovsky - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7984370--boris-berezovsky-plays-liszt?srsltid=AfmBOoqEJKHu96EbKtmOz-nQ49y2jA-JVNeJKTTDZ6BHHAMJzTx0dVAp

Alexei Grynyuk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVyMCDz2JJc

George-Emmanuel Lazaridis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g5HBjoEFAI

Another Box Set Wish List May 29, 2025

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This episode lists ten more piano-related box sets that Jed would like to see released!

Beatrice Rana at the 2013 Cliburn Competition May 26, 2025

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Link to purchase this recording - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8035178--beatrice-rana-silver-medalist

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Akiko Ebi's 2001 Liszt Recital May 22, 2025

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A (mostly) Liszt recital from January 19th, 2001; link to video -https://lukarn.fr/en/program/akiko-ebi-franz-liszt-frederic-chopin/

Link to audio-only soundtrack on Archive.org - https://archive.org/details/thr_20250223

Acoustically Perfect - Josef Hofmann: The Brunswick Recordings May 19, 2025

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Link to purchase The Complete Josef Hofmann Volume 4 - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7975345--the-complete-josef-hofmann-vol-4?srsltid=AfmBOoqLMI6L0tKzaqNGf5Anub3i79RwrSjZXDkItZ-GLeu81P6yMn4-

Link to listen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBk8UEpltw

John Ogdon plays Chopin and Beethoven - The Pickwick Recordings May 15, 2025

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Link to John Ogdon's Beethoven "Appassionata" - https://johnogdon.bandcamp.com/album/ludwig-van-beethoven-piano-sonata-no-23-in-f-minor-op-57-appassionata

Daan Vandewalle plays Sorabji's Opus Clavicembalisticum May 12, 2025

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Link to sample from Daan Vandewalle's recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PCCGC3nFBU&list=OLAK5uy_kZxHScVEUv64oJbjzSdZ32guSxV6c-krM

Link to purchase (the downloads are less expensive than the physical CDs!) - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9561387--sorabji-opus-clavicembalisticum-collection-passacaille-plus?srsltid=AfmBOoqb-90fg0quVJ-oJHyvYA15xGTxqOQ0qw_kQx6bzY974oXA5RMD

An interesting link comparing five pianists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE6FfoYs05U

Alistair Hinton's spoken introduction to the work - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nnfHLRGPtVw

Sonia Rubinsky's Suave Scarlatti May 08, 2025

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Link to Sonia Rubinsky's Scarlatti release - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8429262--sonia-rubinsky-sonatas-de-scarlatti

Whatever happened to......? May 05, 2025

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Whatever happened to these ten pianists?

A discussion about pianists whose recordings received lots of attention at the start of their careers. Yet where are they now?

Here are the ten pianists, along with relevant links

Leonid Kuzman - https://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-Minor-Liszt/dp/B000001LM3

Alexei Sultanov – video about the pianist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zgBSe45SGE

Dimitris Sgouros – 1987 recital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on8gADSt3Tg;

Max Levinson – his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@natjesmusic

Naida Cole – one of her Decca releases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mDrH5E7IjllB7wBN5IKkt5qdLdKpea8Ec

André-Michel Schub – his Beethoven disc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l769bk2T8O53cvKfPkX5HnaxCmQ0b87u8

Frederic Chiu – his website: https://www.fredericchiu.com/; his recording of Miroirs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6vfytpETJU

Ivo Pogorelich – his May 1990 recital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR3LMPYyGbs; Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61 from Beijing 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=retMxw9ywyI

François-René Duchable – YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIkLSD6_iLRvdDq75Fb6B9g

Sergei Edelmann – Finale from Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVXaXVmW0Y

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