Whose solo piano music floats your boat?

[Tony Halstead]

The only one I know is this nice collection https://www.em-records.com/discs/emr...3-details.html

Yes, those are excellent performances. There are also Una Hunt on ASV and Eric Parkin ( not sure which label). I like them all in different ways.

[Sir Velo]

Yes, that is a lovely place, bbm. I don't know if they still do concerts there - many years ago, some very famous pianists used to give recitals on the instruments, often those more used to concert grands.

I can confirm that the Cobbe Collection Trust still puts on regular recitals at Hatchlands. The 2018 programme will be published in February. For anyone interested in a worthwhile cause to which to donate this Christmas, the Trust's Adopt an Instrument scheme ensures a future for formerly splendid historic instruments fallen on hard times.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Eric Parkin ( not sure which label).

It doesn't exactly "pronounce" itself, does it! I think it's just "J. Martin Stafford", with the number "JMSCD2"

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moeran-Complete-Piano-Eric-Parkin/dp/B000057LRW

... only one left from Amazon, so interested Forumistas will need to race!

[BBMmk2]

Are you sure about this, Bbm? Sergio Tiempo & Karin Lachner play the piano duet version of Daphnis on a CD on which Argerich plays La Valse (with Tiempo), Ma Mere l'Oye (with Alexander Mogilevsky), and the Piano Concerto in G (with Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Jan Kaszpszyk) - but I can't find any on which she herself takes part in a Daphnis performance.

I will have a look Ferney.

Had a look and it can be found in Live from Lugano 2007. Thankfully my CDs are well sorted!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Had a look and it can be found in Live from Lugano 2007. Thankfully my CDs are well sorted!

I think that that's Tiempo & Lechner, Bbm - I don't think MA is playing on that piece.

[BBMmk2]

I think that that's Tiempo & Lechner, Bbm - I don't think MA is playing on that piece.

Ah right. Thanks. I couldn't quite see the writing!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Ah right. Thanks. I couldn't quite see the writing!!

Just shows how good Tiempo & Lechner are, though!

[Suffolkcoastal]

For me quite a lot of different composers & styles:

Beethoven
Schubert
Debussy
Glazunov
Rachmaninov
Prokofiev
Bax
Barber
Copland
Sessions
Griffes

In no particular order of preference.

I forget to add Elliott Carter, his Piano Sonata being among my favourite compositions for piano.

[Lat-Literal]

Yes, those are excellent performances. There are also Una Hunt on ASV and Eric Parkin ( not sure which label). I like them all in different ways.

I have the Lyrita disc which has Parkin playing compositions by Moeran and Baines. I bought it on the basis that while I like each of them a lot I doubt that they are high enough in my list preferences for me to want complete collections. With hindsight, there are some serious omissions - not least the Delius like "Summer Valley". That is included on this Parkin disc:

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/7989006--moeran-complete-piano-works

[BBMmk2]

For me quite a lot of different composers & styles:

Beethoven
Schubert
Debussy
Glazunov
Rachmaninov
Prokofiev
Bax
Barber
Copland
Sessions
Griffes

In no particular order of preference.

I forget to add Elliott Carter, his Piano Sonata being among my favourite compositions for piano.

Nice to see you here again SC!

Quite a varied list there!

[Suffolkcoastal]

Thanks BbM, I still pop in from time to time.

[Tony Halstead]

I have the Lyrita disc which has Parkin playing compositions by Moeran and Baines. I bought it on the basis that while I like each of them a lot I doubt that they are high enough in my list preferences for me to want complete collections. With hindsight, there are some serious omissions - not least the Delius like "Summer Valley". That is included on this Parkin disc:

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/cl...te-piano-works

Yes I do have that Parkin CD... thanks for reminding me. Wonderful though it is, I now think that I couldn't do without the addition of the
Honeybourne and Hunt surveys, each of them revealing new insights into this woefully neglected composer's piano music.

[BBMmk2]

SC, I was playing a recording of Bax's piano duos recently. Very absorbing music!

[Jonathan]

Going back to Alkan, I've recently been listening to my Yui Morishita recordings in the car. He really is phenomenal! I had to download them as mp3s as the physical discs are not available in the UK except via eBay at a ridiculous price!

[Suffolkcoastal]

SC, I was playing a recording of Bax's piano duos recently. Very absorbing music!

Was it the Chandos disc from 90s? Nice & enjoyable disc.