Pollini plays late Beethoven Piano Sonatas (CD Review)
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106 Maurizio Pollini Deutsche Grammophon Maurizio Pollini turned eighty during the recording sessions for this CD in 2021 and 2022. The great pianist spent…
Benjamin Lackner – The Last Decade (CD Review)
Benjamin Lackner Last Decade Benjamin Lackner, piano; Mathias Eick, trumpet; Jérôme Regard, bass; Manu Katche, drums ECM Records Pianist Benjamin Lackner makes his ECM debut with Last Decade. Joined by…
Philip Golub – Filters
On October 28, 2022, Greyfade released Filters, a debut album of solo piano music by Phillip Golub. Based in New York, Golub has been performing for decades in both classical…
Lucy Fitz Gibbon/Ryan MacEvoy McCullough: the labor of forgetting
The program so sincerely produced on the labor of forgetting, the debut release from False Azure Records, reminds me of Pauline Oliveros, who once said, “Listening is selecting and interpreting…
Hamelin plays Bolcom’s Rags
William Bolcom – The Complete Rags Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion Records William Bolcom has been an important exponent of the ragtime revival. He helped to mount Scott Joplin’s ragtime opera Treemonisha,…
John Tilbury Plays Terry Riley
Terry Riley Keyboard Studies John Tilbury, piano, harpsichord, celeste, and electric organ Another Timbre In addition to their impressive catalog of music of the moment, the past recordings that are…
Vadim Neselovskyi – Odesa (CD Review)
Vadim Neselovskyi Odesa Sunnyside Records Jazz pianist Vadim Neselovskyi was born in Ukraine. He moved to the US to study at Berklee and has since joined its faculty, splitting his…
Feldman Late Piano Pieces (CD Review)
Morton Feldman Late Works for Piano For Bunita Marcus, Palais de Mari, Triadic Memories Alfonso Gómez Kairos 3xCD Morton Feldman’s late piano works are totemic structures, influential on a generation…
New Universes: George Crumb’s Makrokosmos at 50
On March 15, 2022 Brightwork Newmusic and Tuesdays at Monk Space presented New Universes: George Crumb’s Makrokosmos at 50. The concert, featuring pianist Nic Gerpe, consisted of the first volume…
Celebrating Mendelssohn’s Birthday with Piano Works
Celebrating Mendelssohn’s Birthday with Piano Recordings February 3rd is Felix Mendelssohn’s birthday. To celebrate, here are two reviews of recent recordings of piano music by the composer. Felix Mendelssohn Complete…