Debussy: Piano Duets (Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier)
Interpretations that relish the music’s sensuously fragile mélodies and other-worldly phrasing
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Arens: One Hand Piano 2 - Another 40 Pieces for Left or Right (Edition Breitkopf 9409)
This collection will be useful for players seeking to build their technique in one hand over the other
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto (Iyad Sughayer)
There is ample glitter in Sughayer’s performance, particularly when heard in BIS’s modern sound
From Afar (Víkingur Ólafsson)
The whole album has been recorded twice – once on a Steinway grand, then again on a felt-covered upright for greater intimacy and a sense of nostalgia
One-Handed Piano Compositions and Injury Awareness: History, Study of Selected Works and Mindful Practice (Zheni Georgieva Atanasova)
Atanasova has produced a stimulating, introductory book to important subjects
Fauré: Piano Music (Hannes Minnaar)
No pianist since the more Romantically inclined Germaine Thyssens-Valentin has shown a greater empathy for Fauré’s range
Schubert: Sonata in E-flat major Op post 122/D568 (G Henle Verlag HN 1557)
Henle’s layout is beautiful and clear, with discreet but helpful fingerings from Martin Helmchen
Wilms: The Piano Concertos, Vol 1 (Ronald Brautigam)
Ronald Brautigam niftily gets his fingers around Wilms’ complex passagework
Andrew McCormack: Terra Firma
Skilful and often compelling compositions help make this a first-rate release
Tickling the Ivories: A Piano Journey (Keith Jacobsen)
Throughout one senses Jacobsen’s strength of character and admirable perseverance in harnessing his lifelong love for music and piano playing
Visions – Messiaen, Enescu, Knussen & Birtwistle (Tamara Stefanovich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard)
A gripping 20th-century traversal
Kjetil Mulelid: Who Do You Love The Most?
Like Jarrett, Brad Mehldau and Bill Evans, he has a wholly melodic approach in which every note is made to count
Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol 11 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Flawlessly recorded, Bavouzet reminds us that Haydn was the least po-faced of all composers
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