The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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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

Here’s a challenge - name a pianist who never made a bad recording.
Jed comes up with five pianists who possibly qualify. Here are links to selected recordings by these five:
Sergei Rachmaninov – Liszt Polonaise No. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku5vyVticwA
Dini Lipatti – Ravel Alborada del gracioso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfypT_q6EUk
Ivan Moravec – Debussy Feux d’artifice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReXA2xlbq9M&list=OLAK5uy_kRuoBH-ae0Vld9umNkJVlV_Ghqbugp_WY&index=2
Martha Argerich – Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor Op. 39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c0s3X3gzd0
Vladimir Ashkenazy – Liszt Feux Follets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRh1Jk_2Msk
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On this episode, Jed talks about five notable Mozart pianists who brought divergent yet equally compelling approaches to this composer’s keyboard works. Here are links to listen:
Lili Kraus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2doJV0FR8Q
Walter Gieseking (Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4VP_2rr-OQ
Robert Levin (Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major K. 279) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4v1msNPkyU&list=PLpBPcOvehC0kbct3EB1ziaeT5wsNukRvs
Roberto Prosseda (Pianos Sonatas 13 through 18) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVfly6gG3ec&list=PLQ7td4BqY86XAc3tzqvMKpg80PyuMEfSj
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major K. 453) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN2g2NO6pAo

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Jed talks about Piotr Anderszewski’s Warner Classics release devoted to a probing selection of late Brahms piano pieces, while also exploring comparative performances of certain works. Here are links to several of the comparisons cited in this episode:
Op. 118 No. 2 – Anderszewski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpISuRuqylc
Op. 118 No. 2 – Emanuel Ax - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLBwPu8tiPQ
Op. 116 No. 5 – Anderszewski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Kivfkxq_Y
Op. 116 No. 5 – Wilhelm Kempff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGg-IDhLYs
Op. 116 No. 5 – Elena Kuschnerova - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3rg7wcUrvw
Op. 117 No. 2 – Anderszewski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7saFNzKdDjU
Op. 117 No. 2 – Walter Gieseking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdLeYOPHRkE