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i learned of a cool site id est "Retro Cocktail Hour"

https://www.retrococktail.org/

"The home of space age pop and incredibly strange music."

 

 

 

Thanks for this suggestion...

This site gave access to many radio stations all over  the planet 

https://radio.garden/visit/bryansk/TpO04A4S

It can be interesting to see how different culture consume music daily...

I listened to Sampson Francois playing Ravel's Piano Concerto. Excellent. He made the throughline exquisitely clear. I will have to listen to Martha Argerich play the same piece. She is known for playing Ravel.

Give me your impression Samson /Argerich...

I will give you mine after ...

@mahgister 

Samson has tremendous clarity. You can follow Ravel's melodic thread without ever getting lost. The orchestra behind him shines, also.

Argerich does not have his clarity but she has a wamrer touch. In a number of the pianists you have had me listen to, I don't think warmth was at the top of your list. One male pianist I can think off the top of my head who had warmth was Alfred Brendel (who just died), Horowitz, of course, warmed the cockles of his audience's heart. I think Argerich combines warmth with clarity, but will lean into warmth sometimes at the expense of clairty. You might listen to her play a piece you know very well, so that you can judge her better.

If you have the time and interest, Mitsuko Uchida has a CD with two of Beethoven's piano concertos, the 28th and 29th, the Hammerklavier, his most difficult to play.

You can find Martha Argerich playing several Scriabin pieces on Youtube.