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Josef Bardanishvili: Complete PIano Music

Josef Bardanishvili: Complete PIano Music

A fine traversal of the piano music of Josef Bardanashvili; the recorded sound, like the playing, is exemplary

Benjamin Grosvenor at the Wigmore: Brett Dean, Bach, Brahms

Benjamin Grosvenor at the Wigmore: Brett Dean, Bach, Brahms

A phenomenal beginning to what I truly hope was an enriching day

Variations: Mishka Rushdie Momen's ravishing disc

Variations: Mishka Rushdie Momen's ravishing disc

Momen has a way of drawing the listener in

Pianist Yuki Negishi in recital

Pianist Yuki Negishi in recital

A terrific way to spend a weekend lunchtime

Paul Wee plays Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano at Wigmore Hall

Paul Wee plays Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano at Wigmore Hall

Nicolas Hodges impresses in Messiaen's Vingt Régards

Nicolas Hodges impresses in Messiaen's Vingt Régards

A memorable evening

Yuki Negishi's “Preludes”: Arensky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin

Yuki Negishi's “Preludes”: Arensky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin

A wonderful disc, imaginatively programmed and superbly played

John McCabe's Farewell Recital

John McCabe's Farewell Recital

Both valuable historical document and joyous voyage of musical discovery

To Spring: pianist Di Xiao's new album

To Spring: pianist Di Xiao's new album

Pianist Di Xiao is a musician of exquisite sensibility ... yhis is a delectable disc

Chopin Mazurkas from Peter Jablonski

Chopin Mazurkas from Peter Jablonski

This is refined, poetic piano playing of a sort rarely heard today

Images: Lorenzo Soulès' superb new disc

Images: Lorenzo Soulès' superb new disc

This is a disc to treasure, it also announces a pianist of real talent, Lorenzo Soulès

Cascade: Cordelia Williams plays Beethoven, Prokofiev & Schumann

Cascade: Cordelia Williams plays Beethoven, Prokofiev & Schumann

A thought-provoking gem of a recital, beautifully performed and recorded

Illia Ovcharenko impresses in Gstaad

Live Performance

Illia Ovcharenko impresses in Gstaad

This is a musician of the highest order: the real deal

Benjamin Grosvenor stuns at the Proms

Benjamin Grosvenor stuns at the Proms

A truly lovely, and impressive, Proms recital from Benjamin Grosvenor

Rued Langgaard: Symphony 1 & Piano Music

Rued Langgaard: Symphony 1 & Piano Music

Two fabulous discs, both stunningly recorded and played. Together, they make a great introduction to the music of Rued Langgaard

Emile Naoumoff plays Schumann

Emile Naoumoff plays Schumann

An amazing disc , one for pianophiles - and lovers of Schumann - the World over

Leif Ove Andsnes plays Dvořák on Sony Classical

Leif Ove Andsnes plays Dvořák on Sony Classical

While pretty much ebverybody knows the “New World” Symphony, Dvořák's solo piano music is rarely heard outtseie of the Czech Republic. Even his magnificent Piano Concerto (which will be the subject of a future post) has never really taken off, despite a magnificent recording by Sviatoslav Richter and

Louis Lortie's Chopin on Chandos: Volume 7

Louis Lortie's Chopin on Chandos: Volume 7

A brilliant disc in each and every way

Enigma: Jazz meets Classical

Enigma: Jazz meets Classical

The disc is beaufullly recorded, but it is Nigishi's innate musicality that allows the music to shine - very strongly recommended

A new Mozart Piano cycle from Federico Colli on Chandos

A new Mozart Piano cycle from Federico Colli on Chandos

This is some of the finest Mozart on the piano I have heard in many a moon