Since his last Schubert Club solo recital in 2006, Norway’s Leif Ove Andsnes has emerged as one of the 21st century’s premier pianists. So it’s no surprise that St. Paul’s Ordway Music Theater was ...

It’s possible that more people might have come to great music through Chopin than from any other composer. It’s equally likely they came to Chopin through his 24 piano preludes, the ultimate in ...

ARGENTINIAN pianist Nelson Goerner is particularly associated with the music of Chopin: he was a multiple prizewinner with his Chopin recordings. You can hear why in his latest CD, where he delivers a ...

"Chopin's Piano: In Search of the Instrument That Transformed Music," by Paul Kildea. W.W. Norton, 368 pages. $27.95. Even those who are not musically inclined will find themselves reading this book ...

NOW here's a name we haven't heard in a while. Once-heard-never-forgotten Russian master-pianist Grigory Sokolov will be remembered by many for his individualistic character traits as much as for his ...

The 24 Preludes find their origin in J.-S. Bach's music, especially on account of their polymelodic texture; at the same time, they break from the post-classical tradition, since they lack any ...

Internationally acclaimed, award-winning pianist and composer Talon Smith will perform his newly published composition “24 Preludes” for solo piano, showcasing his unique voice, mastery of the piano, ...

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), whose 200th anniversary it is this year, is the overwhelming favorite composer for the piano. He possessed the most subtle intuitions and fathomed the mysteries of the ...

But the main attraction was the rare opportunity to experience Frédéric Chopin’s “24 Preludes,” arguably the romantic era’s consummate musical short story collection. And Andsnes made them a ...