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The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

By: Jed Distler
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Your friendly podcast guide to piano recordings.

John Edward Distler 2024
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  • Few and Far Between - Six Under-recorded Pianists
    Sep 11 2025

    Consider supporting The Piano Maven Podcast by subscribing to 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

    For this episode, Jed talks about six pianists who had major careers yet recorded relatively little. The pianists are Yara Bernette, Carl Friedberg, Malcolm Frager, Myra Hess, Eduard Steuermann and Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

    Here are links to some recordings:

    Yara Bernette: Rachmaninov Prelude Op. 32 No. 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7Vr2wZcLQ

    Carl Friedberg: Brahms Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4-oOizOgVU

    Malcom Frager: Works of Carl Maria von Weber - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOiAoQbDThI

    Myra Hess: Beethoven “Appassionata” Sonata First Movement (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq_yHDbbB18

    Eduard Steuermann: Schoenberg Complete Piano Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv22iGfGN_0

    Ossip Gabrilowitsch and the Flonzaley Quartet: Schumann Piano Quintet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4f-cJNKrWk

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    15 mins
  • Kit Armstrong's Magnificent Byrd and Bull Recital
    Sep 8 2025

    Who said that ancient keyboard music doesn't work on the modern concert grand. Evidently it does, and wonderfully well, as Kit Armstrong demonstrates on this magnificent release. Here are some video links that should entice you to explore further......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTfslob7Sw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0_tTsiHtw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K86xCd6COBo

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    6 mins
  • Oscar Peterson's Top Ten Albums
    Sep 4 2025

    Jed Distler picks ten albums that represent a broad scope of jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson's extraordinary career.

    Links to the albums here:

    The Oscar Peterson Quartet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2QAj7OuSXc&t=134s

    Live at the Concertgebouw - https://open.spotify.com/album/5u9s4m4f1og4Yz6uUfuljk

    West Side Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGb2wuT1p9o

    Canadiana Suite - https://www.amazon.com/Canadiana-Suite-Oscar-Peterson/dp/B00000E5HT

    My Favorite Instrument - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_GnQVgvew

    Walking the Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4MzBdy05TU

    Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57nzCqu0rjo

    Oscar Peterson and the Bassists - https://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Peterson-Bassists-Montreux-77/dp/B00004ZC1P; video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4LXYe-bTRA

    Satch and Josh: Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z14WqU_9xw

    The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note (4 CD set, complete recordings) - https://concord.com/concord-albums/the-legendary-oscar-peterson-trio-live-at-the-blue-note-complete-4-cd-set/

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    20 mins
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