Classical Music for Aficionados

Zlata Chochieva, Chopin Etudes: some splendid pianism here.  The one slightly disconcerting thing is the recorded sound, which is very good but rather more forward in the soundstage than I am used to.

@twoleftears    At the moment I am listening to Chochieva.  Playing The Chopin Etudes the thought comes back to me from the three book anthology by Prof. Alan Walker on the life and times of Franz Liszt. where Liszt is in Chopin's apartments and Chopin is at his writing desk listening to Liszt and trying to write to a friend at the same time. He actually wrote that at that moment in time he did not know what he was writing as Liszt was playing thorough his Op.10 etudes and all he was thinking was how he could steal Liszt's way of playing his Etudes as he was totally astonished by it . He had dedicated his Op.10 to Liszt, no wonder Schumann called him Klaviator Maximus . I digress so back to my point of the recording I think this young woman has an astonishing technique and people listening to her playing these Etudes must exhibit the same astonishment at her keyboard prowess. I think she has a lot to say in the near future so I will keep my ears primed. The only quibble I have it is too closely recorded for me. I like a wee bit more air around the instrument.

@jim5559      I see you have posted a recording of one of my favourite harpsichordists and organists not forgetting conductors and pioneers of searly music playing. I shall look forward to listening to it tomorrow.

Thanks, Jim .

As far as my non-musician ears will take me , the Toccatas with Pinnock are Perfect !