Classical The Piano Files
Mark Ainley on Between The Keys, Episode 2: Lipatti, Meyer, & Bolet lossless

An episode of Jed Distler's Between The Keys program that comes from an extended conversation in his New York studio held in April 2018. Jed's Hearthis page is hearthis.at/jed-distler

In this episode - a follow-up to our first discussion here: hearthis.at/the-piano-files/be...guest-episode-1 - we further our exploration about Dinu Lipatti and also investigate the artistry of Marcelle Meyer and Jorge Bolet. Specifically, we feature each performer in two recordings of the same work, so that we can note differences in interpretation even by the same artist. It is fascinating to hear the significant differences in how these pianists play the same work on different occasions.

(This upload features a variation from the broadcast version of this interview in that I have used a different live recording of Jorge Bolet playing the Chopin-Godowsky Etude No.1 from that in the original broadcast: the unreleased live version that I inserted (not readily available) is even more fiery and volcanic than other live recordings, and is even more at odds with Bolet's studio recording.)

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