Alfred Brendel: Says Goodybe in Style
The sad news is that Pianist Alfred Brendel, revered as a pronounced and personal voice of 20th century classical performance, ...
CD Feature/ Thelonious Monk "Brilliant Corners – Keepnews Collection "
Devious, alien chords: The band try to keep pace with Monk.
CD Feature/ Kateryna Titova: "Rachmaninov"
The pain is cyclical: A personal portrait of the composer played by the hands of a young and aspiring instrumentalist.
15 Questions to D-Amato Project
At first, Derek Amato's story sounds improbable. Never classicaly trained in any kind of way, he suffered a head injury. ...
Asher Thal Nir: Sourdine presents variations on "Graceful Degradations"
Asher Thal-Nir has announced the first release of his fledgling label Sourdine. “Graceful Degradation: Variations” is a conceptual compilation, combining ...
CD Feature/ Enrico Coniglio: "dyanMU"
Influenced by electronica, midnight Jazz and nervous breakdowns: Dense moods are juxtaposed with solo piano pieces.
John Cage & Hans Otte: Orient meets Occident on Live Disc
A musical meeting of two composers, seminally influential on the sound of the piano in the 20th century, is now ...
CD Feature/ Ken Elkinson: "Cue"
Feels both composed and improvised: One of the few contemporary solo pianists to pay respect to his instrument.
Murray Perahia: Bach Partitas with a steady hand
Pianist Murray Perahia has recuperated from renewed problems with his hand and returns with a new recording of pieces by ...
15 Questions to Warren Mailley-Smith
The internet address of Warren Mailley-Smith is "uk-pianist.com". What could be considered slightly narcistic or overly ambitious with other artists ...
Balmorhea: Take their shoes to Rivers Arms
After its American birth in February, electro-acoustic voyagers Balmorhea (pronounced „Bal-Mor-Ay“ according to their own website) are preparing for the ...
CD Feature/ Willits + Sakamoto: "Ocean Fire"
Not served by superficial mythology: Water as music and sounds as waves.
Al Margolis & Denman Maroney: Interpretations at the Roulette table
Sound artist and productive force of the NY underground Al Margolis and „Hyperpianist“ Denman Maroney are inviting the initiated and ...
Christopher Willits & Ryuichi Sakamoto: Ocean Fire burns on 12k
After a short delay, the collaboration between Christopher Willits and Ryuichi Sakamoto will be available from 12k records from 12th ...
Ingrid Fliter: Chopin as an Aphrodisiac
It’s finally here: Ingrid Fliter’s solo debut for EMI. “Chopin: Piano Works” is now available worldwide and has turned into ...