International Piano

International Piano offers a rich mix of inspiration and guidance to pianists and piano fans around the world, from dedicated amateurs and students to professional pianists, teachers and aficionados. Celebrating the piano in all its forms, including the fortepiano and digital keyboards, each edition of our magazine is packed with interviews, features, news and reviews showcasing the top artists of today and yesteryear.

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Seeking musical character • Arielle Beck may be just a teenager but her musical instincts and high-profile mentors have already set her along a path of enormous promise. Jonathon Brown meets her

Some four-handed musings • Jed Distler shares some thoughts on the challenges and rewards of performing orchestral repertoire in arrangements for piano duet

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Historical Perspectives • In his second column devoted to exploring the recordings of pianists from the past, Mark Ainley celebrates the small but priceless recorded legacy of Dinu Lipatti

The Ill-Tempered Clavier • Charivari looks ahead to the centenary of the death of the composer Moritz Moszkowski, and encourages pianists and others to take up the cause of this often-marginalised figure

Discovering Rachmaninov’s First Sonata • Lukas Geniušas has made the first recording of the unpublished original version of Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No 1. He talks to Jeremy Nicholas about exploring this absorbing work and the main differences between the original text and the published revision

Bach and beyond • In this month’s feature on a pianist who continues to provoke a mixed reception, Bryce Morrison considers the unique style and wildly conflicting estimation of Glenn Gould, who remains as influential as he is divisive

Celebrating the piano’s music and musicians

Authentic Debussy • Charles Timbrell surveys the early 20th-century pianists who are known to have worked closely with Debussy and performed the composer’s music in his presence

Fresh light • French pianist Ingmar Lazar introduces his new recording of César Franck’s complete piano works, including an intriguing early sonata written when the composer was 13

Sibelius’s The Trees • Guy Rickards has been listening to the available recordings of what, he argues, is Sibelius’s most perfect set for the keyboard

RETURNING TO THE PIANO • A technical refresher course for recommencing piano enthusiasts, created for International Piano by Murray McLachlan

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MASTERCLASS • Christopher Elton offers some personal thoughts about how to approach playing Schumann’s Arabeske in C major, Op 18, one of the composer’s most popular pieces

States of play • News and upcoming events from conservatoires across America

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Hybrid flexibility • Yamaha has launched a new generation of TransAcoustic pianos, combining the advantages of digital and acoustic instruments, and now brings this technology to its mid‑price range. John Evans assesses what they have to offer

Early magnificence • Jonathan Dobson listens to a superbly presented three-disc set of the 78rpm recordings by Shura Cherkassky, spanning his teenage years and first maturity

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