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Sunday, January 18, 2026

Recording Review #70: Mercurial Mahler

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1. Paavo Järvi, conductor; Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Alpha Classics ALPHA1166.  This recording is a classic mismatch b...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Recording Review #69: Imbued Impromptus

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  Schubert: Impromptus Opp. 90 & 142. Eric Lu, pianist. Warner Classics 2173286931. It's always interesting to watch how the careers...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Recording Review #68: Mikhail's Mess

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Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28; Scriabin: Preludes, Op. 11. Mikhail Pletnev, pianist. Deutsche Grammophon 486 745-5. Often the people most corrosi...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020): A Discography by Work

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I've heard and played through enough of Nikolai Kapustin's pieces to feel comfortable calling him one of the great pianist-composers...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Recording Review #67: Altered Ambience

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Jóhannsson: Piano Works – From Englabörn . Alice Sara Ott, pianist. Deutsche Grammophon 486 674-4. In an older edition of his  Record Shelf...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Scarlatti on the Piano: A Playlist

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In a recent review , I remarked that we are "still living in the Wild West" of Domenico Scarlatti sonata recordings. One doesn...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Recording Review #66: Sumptuous Scarlatti

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Domenico Scarlatti: Selected Keyboard Sonatas. Javier Perianes, pianist. Harmonia Mundi HMM902768.  Here's another lesson in the value o...