A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

In a live recording from the Amerikahaus, Munich, Gulda reveals the versatility of his keyboard playing. On the clavichord he plays three preludes and fugues from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier; on the piano, his own re-working of Schubert's Der…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

This live recording shows Chick Corea performing the complex and subtle piano improvisation at which he excels. His virtuoso display amply demonstrates why he is considered one of today's most accomplished jazz pianists.

A live concert from the Alabama Hall in Munich featuring the famous Lounge Lizards Quintet, with John Lurie (alto saxophone), Evan Lurie (piano), Peter Zummo (trombone), Tony Garnier (bass) and Dougie Bowne (percussion).

These two virtuoso keyboard musicians met for the first time at the Munich Klaviersommer 1982 and gave a concert in the Kongressaal. Alongside various improvisations they perform classic jazz standards and end with a lyrically rendered paraphrase of…

A concert by these acclaimed pianists, each from widely differing piano disciplines, features them improvising together. Solo performances punctuate the concert

Recorded in the Amerikahaus in Munich, this concert features the acclaimed jazz pianist Chick Corea and the late Cypriot piano virtuoso Nicolas Economou. Both musicians are accomplished composers and they give solo performances of their own work…

The starting point of Shchedrin's composition is the tune from Chopin's Prelude in C minor No.28 Op.20. Recorded in the Kongressaal in Munich, it is performed by Rodion Shchedrin himself, Nicolas Economou, Paul Gulda and the American jazz pianist…

This live recording captures the memorable occasion when these two famous jazz pianists met for the first time in the Kongressaal during the Munich Klaviersommer 1983. On two pianos, they play an exciting version of Round Midnight.