Distinct from other works thanks to its extremely rich melodic imagination, its grand and expressive themes allude to Polish folk music, even though the composer did not use any genuine folklore. The ...
Rachmaninoff's Preludes were written for himself, with his huge hands. So how do they translate when someone smaller, like Helene Grimaud, plays them? Well, hear for yourself. Grimaud plays ...
American pianist Jonathan Biss, who is recording the Beethoven sonatas at the pace of one disc a year, has a good way with words. The fact that Beethoven's Sonata in E flat, Op 7, and the Moonlight ...