Canadian Music Historian and Biographer Kevin Bazzana collaborated with me on Offbeat, my radio program for Dublin City FM, and spoke about the end of the golden age of piano playing, maverick pianists, as well as the subjects of his two biographies - Glenn Gould and Ervin Nyiregyhazi. Most well known for his superb, award-winning biography of Glenn Gould "Wondrous Strange", Bazzana is also author of one of my favourite books of the past few years, "Lost Genius", the biography of the forgotten Hungarian pianist Ervin Nyiregyhazi.
The program features my conversations with Kevin Bazzana, as we explore some historical recordings, comparisons of piano recordings, and featured performances by de Pachmann, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Freidman, Richter, Tureck, Uchida, and, of course, several recordings of Glenn Gould and Ervin Nyiregyhazi. Bazzana also talks about the motivation behind both biographies, and his career as a non-academic writer (despite having a PhD, the subject of his dissertation being Glenn Gould), and his interest in talking about classical music to people from all walks of life.
Maverick Pianists and Glenn Gould (the first part of two programs featuring Kevin Bazzana) aired on 6th August 2011, at 9 p.m. GMT on Offbeat, 103.2 Dublin City FM
LISTEN TO PART 1 - Kevin Bazzana on maverick pianists and Glenn Gould
LISTEN TO PART 2 - Kevin Bazzana on maverick pianists and Glenn Gould
LISTEN TO PART 1 - Kevin Bazzana on maverick pianists and Glenn Gould
LISTEN TO PART 2 - Kevin Bazzana on maverick pianists and Glenn Gould
Maverick Pianists and Ervin Nyiregyhazi (the second edition of two programs featuring Kevin Bazzana) aired on 13th August 2011, at 9 p.m. GMT on Offbeat, 103.2 Dublin City FM
LISTEN to Kevin Bazzana talk about maverick pianists and Ervin Nyiregyhazi
LISTEN to Kevin Bazzana talk about maverick pianists and Ervin Nyiregyhazi
