One of the most promising pianists of her generation, Beatrice Rana has produced yet another fascinating survey of four of Bach’s Keyboard Concertos with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. As Rana explained in the liner notes, Bach has been an important figure

English music in the early– to mid–20th century was characterised by what became known as the “English Pastoral”, with music by composers including Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams, and many others. The Pastoral School had several strong interests, such

Korean-American pianist Julian Jaeyoung Kim made a bold statement with his debut CD, ‘Brahms Resonances’, featuring Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5, and the Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (Read our review here). Now, in his

Kate Liu first made her name by garnering the third prize at the Chopin Competition 2015, where she was awarded the most 10’s in the finals. With her concert activity previously halted by a hand injury, it is heartening to

Pianist Krystian Zimerman (b. 1956) expanded his repertoire from solo piano (after winning the IX International Chopin Piano Competition in 1975) to duo works, working with violinist Kaha Danczowska in 1977 and recording Franck’s Sonata and Szymanowski’s Mythes together. More

Julius Röntgen (1855–1932) made his career at the end of the 19th century and spanned the Romantic and Modern eras – his piano teacher was Carl Reinecke (director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra), and he played for Liszt in Weimar at

For years, Mily Balakirev’s Islamey (1869) was considered the most difficult piece for piano. But contenders abound: Charles-Valentin Alkan’s Concerto for Solo Piano (published 1857)? Kaikhosru Sorabji’s Opus Clavicembalisticum (1930), Leopold Godowsky’s Studies on Chopin’s Études or György Ligeti’s Études

Maurice Ravel only wrote two piano concertos, and they are so individual in sound that they stand for a whole lot more. The first was the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, M. 82, written on commission for one-handed pianist