Nelson Freire: a guide to the career and recordings of the iconic pianist

Jed Distler
Friday, November 1, 2024

Jed Distler remembers the Brazilian musician hailed as a pianists’ pianist, whose abilities bordered on the supernatural and who left a treasure-laden legacy on record

Nelson Freire (photography: Catherine Shepard/Bridgeman Images)

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