Piano masterclass: Mozart's Fantasy in D minor, K397
David Dolan talks readers through a range of methods that can be geared towards achieving an appropriate character of improvisation and spontaneous freedom in Mozart’s Fantasy in D minor, K397
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Daniel-Ben Pienaar on recording Haydn's complete piano sontatas
Daniel-Ben Pienaar introduces his recorded cycle of 48 Haydn piano sonatas, which casts fresh light on the composer’s musical style and personality
Debussy's pianists: what can we learn from the composer's favoured interpreters?
Charles Timbrell surveys the early 20th-century pianists who are known to have worked closely with Debussy and performed the composer’s music in his presence
Historical Perspectives: Dinu Lipatti
Mark Ainley celebrates the small but priceless recorded legacy of the great pianist
Moritz Moszkowski centenary
Charivari looks ahead to the centenary of the death of the composer Moritz Moszkowski, and encourages pianists and others to take up the cause of this often-marginalised figure
Ingmar Lazar on Cesar Frank's complete piano works
French pianist Ingmar Lazar introduces his new recording of César Franck’s complete piano works, including an intriguing early sonata written when the composer was 13
Repertoire guide: Villa-Lobos’s Rudepoêma
Richard Whitehouse listens to the available recordings of an electrifyingly virtuosic piano work composed for Arthur Rubinstein and recommends some essential listening
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Introducing: 22 Nocturnes for Chopin by Women Composers
Elena Cobb, the publisher of EVC Music, introduces a volume of new compositions by women composers written in Homage to Chopin, all of which are accessible to intermediate-level pianists
Recording focus: Marc-André Hamelin on Fauré's Nocturnes and Barcarolles
Marc-André Hamelin is well known for his omnivorous appetite for the highways and byways of the piano’s repertoire. He talks to Harriet Smith about exploring the refined subtleties of a fin de siècle...
Yunchan Lim: the whole world in his hands
When Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last year, he launched a major career with a string of unforgettable performances. Jed Distler...
Historical recordings: why we should listen to pianists from the past
In a new regular column Mark Ainley explores historic treasures both familiar and obscure, recommending new discoveries and encouraging fresh listening
Influential piano teacher Sulamita Aronovsky remembered: ‘It was all about character, and she might only work very intensely on two bars of a piece’
Sulamita Aronovsky fled the Soviet Union in 1971 and built a formidable reputation as a teacher in London. Michael Church offers first-hand recollections of this indefatigable and inspirational...
Rachmaninov the pianist
Bryce Morrison considers the treasured recorded legacy of Sergey Rachmaninov
Chopin’s Polonaise-fantaisie: a guide to the best recordings
Charles Timbrell explores the history on record of one of Chopin’s late masterpieces and recommends some listening
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