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Presto Music Classical Podcast, Episode 11: Tinkling the Ivories with Harriet Smith

Harriet SmithHarriet Smith returns to the show to discuss some of her favourite pianists, drawing upon 85 years of piano recordings from the earliest recorded ivory tinklers to the most recent trailblazers. Harriet is well know to readers of Gramophone Magazine and BBC Radio 3's Record Review, and her deep knowledge and passion for piano music brings insights into the world of piano playing and pianists themselves to this weeks show.

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The music discussed in this episode:

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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano)

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Clara Haskil (piano),

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Martha Argerich (piano) Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado

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Emil Gilels (piano)

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Radu Lupu (piano)

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Arcadi Volodos (piano)

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Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

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