
Category: Piano Recital



Art Tatum – In Session – 1951 – Past Daily Downbeat
Art Tatum – Enchanted Keyboard Series – Armed Forces Radio – 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into the archives this weekend for a few tunes from the legendary pianist Art Tatum. Tatum is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. His performances were hailed

Reah Sadowsky Plays Music Of Netto, Mignone And Vianna – 1946 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Reah Sadowsky – Recital from Prize Album A-1 (issued 1946) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Taking a brief respite from BSO rehearsals this week to offer three pieces from what is believed to be the only commercial recording by the highly regarded (in Piano circles) but almost completely obscure

Morton Gould – Piano Compositions – 1940 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Composer at the keyboard – American composer/conductor Morton Gould in an album of his own compositions – recorded for Decca Records in 1940.

Bertrand Chamayou Plays Ravel – 2017 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Bertrand Chamayou Recital – Music Of Maurice Ravel – Fetons Ravel Festival, Anglet – Sept. 9, 2017 – Radio France Musique – While I’m recovering from some much-needed Cataract surgery, I thought I would run this recital, one of three, recorded just last month at the Celebrate Ravel Festival in

Nelson Goerner Plays Music Of Bach, Beethoven And Debussy – In Recital – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Nelson Goerner – in recital – Concert given on November 13, 2016 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris – France Musique – Over to Paris again this week for a recital by Argentinian pianist Nelson Goerner in a program of music of Bach, Beethoven and an encore by Debussy.

Anna Tsybuleva In Recital – 2016 Ruhr Piano Festival – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Anna Tsybuleva in recital – 2016 Ruhr Piano Festival – WDR3 New bright lights on the horizon this week. Rising star, Ann Tsybuleva in recital at the 2016 Ruhr Piano Festival. The highly acclaimed and gifted pianist has been making waves, ever since her debut in 2012. Praised by Murray

Lou Harrison: Suite For Piano (1943) – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Lou Harrison – Suite For Piano (1943) – David Hemmingway,piano – KPFA Studio recording – Dec. 1, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – American composers from the modern period of the 20th century this weekend. Lou Harrison was one of the more fascinating and unconventional composers from the mid-20th

Gaby Casadesus Plays The Music Of Robert Casadesus – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Gaby Casadesus – Robert Casadesus: Etudes for Piano – 1939 – ORTF Radio Recording circa 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A very short one this weekend; a little over a minute. But a charming piece nonetheless. Robert Casadesus’ Etudes as performed in this radio studio recording by