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Charles Ives left his Concord Sonata for solo piano unfinished for a reason. But what that reason was remains unclear – which, says Philip Clark, presents a challenge to pianists who tackle the work on record
The comedian and playwright on the need for music education and her love of choirs
'He plunged ahead solely on the basis of his ear, his stamina, his conviction, his talent and his need to create' (John McClure, Gramophone, April 1967)
In 2014, Guy Rickards surveyed the achievements of this great exponent of the composer-pianist tradition on the eve of his 75th birthday.
Pianists Stephen Kovacevich and Jean-Yves Thibaudet give their perspectives on Grieg's youthful masterpiece, and Richard Whitehouse provides a detailed analysis
In his search for the ultimate recording, Lindsay Kemp finds surprisingly consistent treatment of Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
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The essence of these piano pieces is, as Bryce Morrison finds, best captured by the Russian piano elite
Andrew Keener spoke to the American composer on the occasion of his 80th birthday in the February 1980 issue of Gramophone
Martin Cullingford’s pick of the finest recordings from this month’s reviews
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