Best recordings for pianists

The Great Recordings of Scenes from Childhood

The Great Recordings of Scenes from Childhood

Recently I decided to relearn a piece of classical piano music that I had performed in recital some years before, the Träumerei from Scenes from Childhood by Robert Schumann.

Angela Hewitt Performance of Clair de Lune

Angela Hewitt Performance of Clair de Lune

Perhaps one of the most uplifting interpreters and performers is Angela Hewitt, the Canadian concert pianist. Her live performance at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music of Clair de Lune—a favorite of many students of adult piano lessons—is so pristine that it becomes instructive.

How Martha Argerich uses Chopin and Tempo Rubato

How Martha Argerich uses Chopin and Tempo Rubato

When I returned to the piano after a 25-year hiatus, I struggled with tempo rubato. I could not conceive how to inject my music with these mysterious elongations and compressions in the tempo.