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Here are links to some of the performances of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K. 466 that Jed mentions during the course of this episode. These are only suggestions, for the catalog abounds in excellent versions. Do you have favorites that Jed missed? Let us know!

Edwin Fischer (1954) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBa6W_RwkI8

Clara Haskil (Fricsay DG) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coBhUvFgR5U

Clara Haskil (Markevitch Philips) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Owbr_sfxEI

Yvonne Lefebure (Casals Sony) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEelBfqRB6M

Martha Argerich (Rabinowitz Teldec) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGldgW6mDnY

Bruno Walter (NBC) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axcdYP9MinU

André Previn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF9C_KOeYss

Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli (Garben DG) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3rpMk44K5c

Vera Gornostaeva - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBIELDZg_Ns

Cyprien Katsaris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzkbqMqGxk

Alfred Brendel (Mackerras Philips) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEOJEhU7TY&list=PLoasmABcHZdGdphk7QiXk7eWJKVhhIB_D

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Jed enthuses over Francesco Piemontesi’s 2023 Pentatone release encompassing Franz Liszt’s Twelve Transcendental Etudes and Piano Sonata in B Minor

Here are links to listen and purchase:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJxeAuC-QI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxcjQFNZAQ

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9513806--liszt-piano-sonata-transcendental-etudes

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Chopin’s Introduction and Rondo in E-flat Op. 16 is a virtuoso showpiece that always brings down the house, at least in the right hands. Here are links to some of the recordings discussed in this episode:

Anatole Kitain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrfhHc9r99o

Vladimir Ashkenazy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu5my_I_W3M

Nikita Magaloff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7Ii71wqks

Danielle Laval - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHeZhRCMo4U

Frederic Chiu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=binNHETSRe8

Ludmil Angelov - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sttkIKQt9Mg

Vladimir Horowitz (1971 studio recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N6UTnvniVQ

Vladimir Horowitz – 1974 home video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKaSkhUkwvw

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2026 marks the centenary of the composer and pianist Hans Otte’s birth. His multi-movement minimalist masterpiece The Book of Sounds has been pretty lucky on disc, and Jed discusses the work’s discography for this episode.

Here are links to recordings:

Hans Otte - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHmWXLaSePc&list=PLWM30loNhYy-M0EmzudadkmyXfDXjH471

Ralph van Raat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXeD6h0cVMI

Nicolas Horvath (live performance) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUpt_f3b8z0

Nicholas Horvath (studio recording) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3UCKL7U6I

Carlos Cipa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsexWDGgGCU&list=OLAK5uy_kzPAmicXIR6pt8oXCSvTpGLCUjGFav9RA&index=2

Conor Hanick - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_NFb0XCUA

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Who is Maximianno Cobra, and why are his tempos so slow? Find out more from these links:

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkjy9_EWAds

Ravel Pavane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcRh4wIIwY

Bach Goldberg Variations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5N04M2ieGg&list=PLr0MsaDpKsY-ygKOktmOA7Im7OL5wThfB

Liszt Consolation No. 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNG22kc9h8A

Brahms Symphony No. 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sHVdmjFxe8

David Hurwitz Video on the 12 Most Annoying Conductors Ever! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JReLCF2tpck

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Arcadi Volodos records infrequently, so any new release automatically warrants attention, such as his very individual interpretations of the Schubert D Major Sonata D. 850 and Schumann’s Kinderszenen Op. 15.

Here’s a link to a live performance of D. 850 with Volodos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss8t5i1ZlBY

And a link to the Sony Classical release: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9843886--schubert-piano-sonata-no-17-in-d-major-d-850-schumann-kinderszenen-op-15

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Marc-André Hamelin’s 2011 recital in Schwhetzingen finds the great pianist on blazing form throughout. Here is a link to listen:

https://archive.org/details/nbghxf

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The long awaited 21-CD box set “Andrei Gavrilov – The Complete Warner Classics Recordings” recently dropped, and Jed has been reconnecting with some of its contents, while discovering items that he missed when they first were released. Gavrilov could be both stunning and infuriating, and one never knew which side of his complex persona would turn up on each release. But to say that he was a virtuoso is like saying that Niagara Falls has water.

Here are some audio excerpts from this collection:

Rachmaninov: Prelude in B-flat Major Op. 23 No. 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSegyiHDr4w

Ravel: Concerto for the Left Hand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uaj-YlmG0k

Chopin Etudes & Ballades - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsCYJeh024&list=PLJULKzY28M2uQ6oKhoioP1gTOyeDp4PGd

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Volume 69 in Naxos’ slowly but surely growing complete Liszt piano works cycle introduces the fabulous Lisztian Michael Kaykov to the series with a collection of piano pieces based on choral works.

Here's a link to the CD: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9862444--liszt-complete-piano-music-vol-69?srsltid=AfmBOoql6erDpTuGvoYEcfWOJWFvOq1HAO5wuUdgRmwIimE47bqxWhTU

Here’s a link to Michael Kaykov’s 2023 all-Liszt recital at Klavierhaus in NYC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muJLMFwG8CU

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Jed positively kvells over Behzod Abduraimov’s latest solo release “Inferno,” which features works by Czerny, Liszt, Debussy and Stravinsky.

Here’s a link to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EskcWGtjK6E&list=OLAK5uy_lCKv3FweBlfLaPEAXazkGsmtt9JCBlDXs&index=2