spellbinding
Dinu Lipatti ([1917-1950], piano), live, Zurich, 1950; Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2; Etude in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5; Etude in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 (“Black Keys”)
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never enough
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986): Sabine Liebner (piano), 2007
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sounds of Chicago
Ramon Lazkano (1968-), A Glitch at the Edge (2023); Grossman Ensemble, live, Chicago, 2023 (premiere)
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alone
George Crumb (1929-2022), Sonata for Solo Cello; Santiago Cañón-Valencia (1995-, cello), 2020
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Close your eyes: listen.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Le Merle noire (The Blackbird), for flute and piano (1952); Kenneth Smith (flute), Matthew Schellhorn (piano), 2008
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What better way to begin a new year?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (1958-, cello), live, New York, 2018
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timeless
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude No. 13
Victor Schiøler (1899-1967), piano (1956)
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There are a handful of pianists whose performances I jump on immediately, no matter the piece. He’s one.
Daniil Trifonov (1991-), piano: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), “The Sleeping Beauty,” Op. 66 (Transcr. Pletnev), IV. Andante, published 7/26/25
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what’s new (timeless, too)
In a hurry? Don’t miss the excerpt from Ravel’s lone string quartet (9:15-).
Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; András Fejér, cello), live (Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42: IV. Finale; Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow: III. Quark Scherzo; Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – très rythmé), Washington, D.C., published 7/7/25
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timeless
Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948), piano, 1936: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 16 (E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2)
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