“The other day I heard Chopin improvise at George Sand’s house. It is marvelous to hear Chopin compose in this way: his inspiration is so immediate and complete that he plays without hesitation as if it could not be otherwise. But when it comes to writing it down and recapturing the original thought in all its details, he spends days […]

———————————————————————- EDIT 13 January 2008: The audio files are no longer available for free but will soon be added to the Gold membership resources. ———————————————————————- We would like to wish you Happy Holidays with some of our new recordings for you to enjoy! The seven new recordings below are freely available until 12 January 2009. All tracks recorded on Steinway […]