Konstantin Scherbakov — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2015-03-24

… while for the past two decades the artist is mostly pictured with an earnest, maybe “Beehovenian” / titanic, somewhat closed facial expression, in the concert (which he presented with a mostly relaxed, yet controlled body language) his face hinted at a wealth of emotions — and his playing struck me as a prime example of the “big Russian Piano School” …

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3, op.30 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Rachmaninoff/Ormandy (1940), Ashkenazy/Previn (1972), Argerich/Chailly (1982), Kocsis/de Waart (1983), Wang/Dudamel (2013)

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus, Paul Badura-Skoda, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam, Edwin Fischer, Emil Gilels, Friedrich Gulda, Clara Haskil, Jos van Immerseel, Julius Katchen, Wilhelm Kempff, Igor Levit, Mikhail Pletnev, Maurizio Pollini, Svjatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, András Schiff, Artur Schnabel, Mélodie Zhao

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus (1969), Paul Badura-Skoda (1969), Daniel Barenboim (1984), Ronald Brautigam (2007), Friedrich Gulda (1967), Maurizio Pollini (2003), Artur Schnabel (1935)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28, “Pastoral”

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28, “Pastoral” — comparing recordings with the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus (1961), Paul Badura-Skoda (1969), Daniel Barenboim (1984), Ronald Brautigam (2005), Emil Gilels (1982), Friedrich Gulda (1967), Artur Schnabel (1935)