Pianists corner

Anton Gerzenberg in the spotlight

Anton Gerzenberg wins the 15th edition of the Géza-Anda Competition.

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Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini Opus 35 in A minor (1863)

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Frédéric Chopin Etudes Opus 25 (1836) Etude No. 11 in A minor

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Béla Bartók Sonata (BB 88) Sz. 80 (1926)

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HJ Lim in the spotlight

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Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier I (1722) Prelude No. 8 (BWV 853) in E-flat minor

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Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke Opus 118 (1893) 2. Intermezzo – Andante teneramente in A major

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Moritz Moszkowski Morceaux caractéristiques Opus 36 (1886) 6. Etincelles – Allegro scherzando in B-flat major

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HJ Lim recorded in 2012 the complete sonatas of Beethoven.

Beethoven, Hammerklavier Fugue

Klavier Festival Ruhr – 2022 April 30-May 13

Hailed as “the most important piano festival in the world” FonoForum

Pianists Corner echoes this great musical event by listing the dates of the guest pianists’ concerts.

For those who want to go further, our site is there to propose references on these pianists: click on the images.

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Víkingur Ólafsson : SATURDAY, 30. APRIL

Gerhard Oppitz : MONDAY, 02. MAY

Anton Gerzenberg : WEDNESDAY, 04. MAY

Paul Gulda : WEDNESDAY, 04. MAY

Till Fellner : SUNDAY, 08. MAY

Alice Sara Ott : WEDNESDAY, 11. MAY

Emanuel Ax : FRIDAY, 13. MAY

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Vincenzo Maltempo in the spotlight

“With these passionate recordings Maltempo confirms his place in the restricted circle of Alkan’s best performers”

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Robert Schumann Romanzen Opus 28 (1839) 2. Einfach in F-sharp major

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Charles-Valentin Alkan Etudes in all the Minor Keys Opus 39 (1857) 12. Le Festin d’Ésope – Allegretto senza licenza quantunque in E minor

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Anton Rubinstein Valse-Caprice in E-flat major (1870)

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Nikolai Lugansky in the spotlight

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César Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue FWV 21 (1884)

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Robert Schumann Humoreske Opus 20 in B-flat major (1839)

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Sergei Rachmaninov Morceaux de fantaisie Opus 3 (1892) 1. Elégie / Элегия – Moderato in E-flat minor

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Martin James Bartlett in the spotlight

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata No. 12 K 332/300k in F major (1783)

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Franz Liszt Isoldens Liebestod – Schlußszene aus Wagners Tristan und Isolde S 447 (1871 (Wagner)

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Earl Wild Vocalise from Romances Opus 34 (Rachmaninov)

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Other posts on Martin James Bartlett :

András Schiff masterclass with Martin James Bartlett on Schubert’s Impromptus op 90 on Sunday 10 April 2016 at the Royal College of Music, London : go to the post.

Martin James Bartlett in conversation with Melanie Spanswick : go to the post.

Yuja Wang in the spotlight

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Arcadi Volodos Rondo – Alla Turca from Sonata K331 (Mozart)

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Robert Schumann Kreisleriana Opus 16 (1838)

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Vladimir Horowitz Carmen Variations after Carmen from G. Bizet

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Rachel Naomi Kudo in the spotlight

Rachel Naomi Kudo is an American pianist. And among the interpretations that we recommend, we suggest you listen to Marc-André Hamelin’s Suite à l’ancienne, a work that she commissioned and for which she gave the world premiere.

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Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 5 BWV 816 in G major (1722)

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Franz Schubert Impromptus (op. 90) D 899 (1827) 2. Allegro in E-flat major

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Marc-André Hamelin Suite à l’ancienne (2020)

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Alexandre Kantorow in the spotlight

In this first week of the launch of our APP, which allows us to compare interpretations of classical piano works, we thought it important to mention the young French pianist Alexandre Kantorow, recalling that he is the first Frenchman to win the first prize of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition: it was at the last edition of 2019.

You will surely be conquered by the great quality of his interpretations of Brahms or Liszt but also by the extreme virtuosity that he deploys in the Danse Macabre of Saint-Saëns transcribed by Liszt then Horowitz which makes it a phenomenal concert work.

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Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage – 2ème année (Italie) S 161 (1849) 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca

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Johannes Brahms Rhapsodies Opus 79 (1879) 1. Rhapsody No. 1 – Agitato in B minor

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Vladimir Horowitz Danse Macabre (Saint-Saëns/Liszt)

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