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The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

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Francesco Piemontesi's Stellar Liszt Sonata & Etudes

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Chopin's Introduction & Rondo Op. 16 on Disc

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Hans Otte's The Book of Sounds

Consider taking out a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven 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

Maximianno Cobra: Slower than slow, and even slower!

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Volodos plays Schubert and Schumann

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Marc-André Hamelin's Fabulous 2011 Schwhetzingen Recital

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Andrei Gavrilov's Complete Warner Recordings

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Michael Kaykov's Lovely Liszt

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Behzod Abduraimov's Towering "Inferno"

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The 2025 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition Four-CD set

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