Byron Janis, the celebrated classical pianist who studied with Vladimir Horowitz, recorded previously unknown Chopin waltzes from manuscripts he unearthed and became a cultural hero in the U.S. after ...
The idea of late style in creative works has long fascinated critics. Commentators have noted that for many artists and thinkers — from Beethoven to Einstein — the most groundbreaking, innovative, and ...
Over the years, I have seen many jazz musicians receive the coveted $625,000 MacArthur “Genius” Awards. Some recipients I wondered about, quite frankly; others, like pianists Cecil Taylor and Ornette ...
Deutsche Grammophon has issued two CD sets that will be of great interest to those who follow the careers of the top pianists. "Sokolov, The Salzburg Recital" captures on two discs Grigory Sokolov's ...
Various Pianists, “Keys to the City: The Great New York Pianists Perform The Great New York Songs” (Roven) Are you ready for Letterman’s main man Paul Shaffer singing B.J. Thomas’ “Eyes of a New York ...