Warts and All - Five Flawed Yet Fascinating Piano Recordings

Consider taking out a paid subscription to The Piano Maven podcast via our Substack page (https://jeddistlermusic.substack.com/about), which you also can access by clicking on the "Donate" button here: https://rss.com/podcasts/pianomaven On this episode entitled “Warts and All,” Jed talks about five recordings that he is particularly drawn to in spite of their undeniable flaws. Alfred Cortot plays the Chopin Ballades (1957) https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/works/41377--chopin-ballades-nos-1-4/browse Percy Grainger: Grieg Concerto (1957) - https://www.amazon.com/clp/B000007TIF Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” Sonata - https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7933911--great-pianists-schnabel Ervin Nyiregyházi, Recital at Old First Church, San Francisco, May 6th 1973 - https://sonettoclassics.com/recordings_Soncla007.html. (The Second Liszt St. Francis Legend starts at 30:50 in this webcast link - https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-09-12/over-the-top) A famous pianist totally losing it in the Fourth Movement of Chopin’s Piano Sonata in B Minor (starts at 43:53 in this webcast link - https://www.wwfm.org/show/between-the-keys-with-jed-distler/2024-09-12/over-the-top)