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Axtremus

Classical at its core, pleasantly and accessibly intellectual in its approach, retro and fresh at the same time. If you want original classical-sounding chamber music that (1) is not boring, not too predictable, and (2) won't leave you questioning WTF has contemporary classical music become, this fits the bill. The composer is still living.

mark

Martha at any age, but at 84 is so freaking amazing.

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Renauda

@mark, The woman is a sorceress on the piano. Certainly my favourite living pianist. Quite likely the greatest pianist of the second half of the 20th century to present. Only Grigory Sokolov comes close in pianistic genius. I know it’s subjective but the young ones like Yuja Wang and Khatia Buniatishvili certainly have the technical chops but still have some work to do on the musicality thus not quite there to sit among pantheon of greats dating back to Liszt and Alkan. Argerich and Sokolov reached those dizzying heights some years ago and continue to leave audiences and listeners in awe.

mark

@renauda I agree 100%!

My former teacher studied along side of Martha in Italy under Michelangeli. He considered Martha a good friend and spent quite a bit of time with her and her family. That fact still gives me chills when I think about it. That I was so fortunate to have studied with him.