MY TOP 10 Recordings

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Jun 7

Every artist takes cues and influences from their surroundings. Listening to recordings is one of the most important cues in the development of an interpretation, a great tool for growth of one’s musicianship and technique.

Here are the ten recordings that influenced me most on my path as a musician:

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Music, My Top 10

My Top 10 Recordings - no. 10: Argerich/Gaspard

Music, My Top 10

The Lioness of the Piano! When I listened the first time to Gaspard de la Nuit I was in my early teens and it was Martha Argerich’s recording

Music, My Top 10

My Top 10 Recordings - no. 9: Brendel/Schubert

Music, My Top 10

Alfred Brendel would have to be very high on the list of pianists who had a big influence on me.

Music, My Top 10

My Top 10 Recordings - no. 8: Archerich/Bach

Music, My Top 10

During my undergraduate years in Freiburg, Germany, I had a student subscription to a chamber music series featuring Martha Argerich relatively regularly.

Music, My Top 10

My Top 10 Recordings - no. 7: Sokolov/Prokofiev 7

Music, My Top 10

Grigory Sokolov’s 1969 two CD set features a selection of the monuments of piano repertoire including Stravinsky’s Petruchka, Schumann’s Carnaval and Prokofiev’s 8th and 7th sonatas.

Music, My Top 10