Alexander Hawkins

I loved it. The orchestra is perhaps not totally synched up with him the whole time, but his playing is just perfect for this for my tastes (as it is e.g. for the Prokofiev sonata he recorded),

Yes! Real favourites. Something I saw last week which was new to me was this - Pollini playing Prokoviev 3 (apparently on his 25th birthday!).

today, and yesterday!

Wow - I don't know this Dichterliebe, but for sure will check it out. I think my favourite version might be Wunderlich/Giesen...

Miraculous!

The Ravel (IMHO a work of genius) Oh...seems to be a bad link. At any rate - the Mikko Franck recording of 'L'Enfant et Les Sortilèges'.

Yes, absolutely! Blachut is amazing on this...

Wow...that seems crazy... Just now, op. 111 from this concert. Astonishing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbn71iXKK7Y

On repeat...amongst so many other things, a masterclass in the art of melody...

I'm curious to see the responses to this question too. I don't have a recording of the Frost songs with piano, though I know it exists in that version. For the instrumental version, this one is pretty wonderful IMHO:

Yes indeed!

For me - a few versions of the Brahms Handel variations...Kovacevich, Solomon, and Yudina. [edited to correct spelling!]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Kleibers were my first thoughts too...somewhat astonishingly (or maybe not given who we're dealing with), that recording was the only time Carlos ever performed the piece. Thank you for the recommendation on the Monteux, which I don't know, but am going to check out!

The gig where I actually met Louis for the first time was when Evan asked me to sub for Steve in this band - something for which I'll be forever grateful. The gigs with this band were such a joy...I *think* this recording might somehow have been the first time John and Hamid had played together, unbelievably...

Caught them playing Schumann on Radio 3 a few months back...enjoyed it, although haven't checked out the CD!

Jim - funny you should mention radical DJ chopping. Don't know if you've come across this one? The record is totally amazing...heavy going, in a gripping way!

Thanks for this - hadn't heard it!

I'm sure it is what you're hearing! Some examples of his so-called 'hiccuping' piano in the C major 2 part invention, for instance: