Everyone here must listen to this radio show!

[SteinwayTony]

If you've made it this far, the following applies to you:

The renowned concert pianist and Juilliard faculty member David Dubal hosts a weekly radio show from New York City called "Reflections from the Keyboard: The Piano in Comparative Performance."  And that's just what it is: he selects a few pieces, and plays each one three times, all by different artists.  Occasionally he'll plug one of his students (and often his many books), but he generally sticks to the masters.  It is quite an enlightening hour-long show.

David Dubal can get to your head...and your nerves (he reminds me of James Lipton, the host of Inside the Actors Studio, in that everything is "wonderful, marvelous, stupendous, mystifying, the most beautiful thing he has ever seen or heard"), but I've learned to look past that.

It is given every Wednesday night at 10pm EST.  If you live in the tri-state area, just tune to 96.3 WQXR.  Otherwise go to www.wqxr.com and listen to the stream.  (Sorry to our friends in the UK...remember this the next time you're up at 3am!)

For aspiring pianists it is not to be missed.

[Glissando]

The stream only works on Windows.
 
Woe are us Mac users!
I really wish I could listen to it, sounds like it's great.

[pianonut]

Cool!  I will listen.  At least it's on radio, too, if you can't get it on computer.

[wintervind]

There is a similar program here in France. A portion of a piece is played by a certain famous artist (Rubenstein, Richter, ect.) and then critiqued by three "judges". Last week featured the final of the 5(?) concerto by Saint Sants
At the end  of this two hour bash-a-thon one hears the winner interpretation played in its entirety.
Pretty sick really, but enlightning!
And yes, the program is in French

[SteinwayTony]

There is a similar program here in France. A portion of a piece is played by a certain famous artist (Rubenstein, Richter, ect.) and then critiqued by three "judges". Last week featured the final of the 5(?) concerto by Saint Sants
At the end  of this two hour bash-a-thon one hears the winner interpretation played in its entirety.
Pretty sick really, but enlightning!
And yes, the program is in French

If it's streamed on the internet, would you kindly post the link?  I'd love to listen if I got the chance.

[anda]

EST means GMT-5?

[SteinwayTony]

Correct.

[anda]

thanks, i'll listen.

[thracozaag]

  I'm going to be on sometime in February, I'll let you know when it comes up.

koji (STSD)

[SteinwayTony]

Have you taken any of his classes?

[thracozaag]

Have you taken any of his classes?

  I was his teaching assistant for a couple of years; quite an experience.  He's been kind enough to have performance of mine on his radio show on several occasions--a very generous gesture. 
 Nice website, btw

koji (STSD)

[Floristan]

I've been a fan of Dubal's show for a long time 

[SteinwayTony]

  I was his teaching assistant for a couple of years; quite an experience.  He's been kind enough to have performance of mine on his radio show on several occasions--a very generous gesture. 
 Nice website, btw

koji (STSD)

His TA?  Wow.  Is he as stuck up as he seems in his books (specifically Art of the Piano, I just bought the newest edition so he'd quit nagging me) and on the air?

And which recording of yours did he play?

[SteinwayTony]

I've been a fan of Dubal's show for a long time 

Yep, I just got to NYC this past August I thought to myself "where has this BEEN all my life?"  Then again those are the same sentiments I had when I discovered Piano Forum.  I'm a dork. 

But I've spoken with about a dozen loyal listeners who never miss a show.  In these times, when TV rules the average person's leisure time, not many radio shows can say that people literally make room for them in their schedules.

[wintervind]

Im not sure but I will check it out.

If it's streamed on the internet, would you kindly post the link?  I'd love to listen if I got the chance.

[thracozaag]

His TA?  Wow.  Is he as stuck up as he seems in his books (specifically Art of the Piano, I just bought the newest edition so he'd quit nagging me) and on the air?

And which recording of yours did he play?

  He definitely has an ego, but is also an extremely knowledgeable, generous person.  On the show he's played of mine:

Copland Sonata, 1st movement (along with Fleisher's)
Scriabin 4th sonata, 2nd movement (along with Ogdon's)
Scriabin Prelude Op. 13 #3 (along with Nehaus)
Scarlatti Sonata, K. 27 (don't recall the other pianist)
Kreisleriana, 1st movement (with some guys named Horowitz, Sofronitsky, and Cortot--yikes)

  I think for the show I'm going to be on in a couple of weeks, he's also going to play a couple more movements from Kreisleriana.

koji

[SteinwayTony]

Word.

Keep me posted.  (I'd be listening anyway, but you know.)

[donjuan]

David Dubal?  auurggh excuse me while I run and vomit..

(retching)

...(pant).. uuugg I haaate that guy.  Whenever I hear him I want to hit the mute button and whenever I see him I have to turn away..

He's just so arrogant and annoying I cant take it

[e60m5]

To the people trashing Dubal:

Dubal is the man.

[ehpianist]

Dubal has a sense of humor about his ego, which makes him rather charming in my book.

And I second Thracozaag's comment on his generous nature, very interesting, lovely fellow.

Elena
https://www.pianofourhands.com

[SteinwayTony]

David Dubal?  auurggh excuse me while I run and vomit..

(retching)

...(pant).. uuugg I haaate that guy.  Whenever I hear him I want to hit the mute button and whenever I see him I have to turn away..

He's just so arrogant and annoying I cant take it

I've only heard his radio and read one of his books, and strictly from these two criteria he is not that arrogant.  He simply makes his opinions known and sticks to them (in fact, he admits that he frequently changes his views on interpretations), but that is hardly beyond the average human being.  In plugging his books he is just being a businessman.  If you reached thousands of people of the airwaves, you'd be stupid not to take advantage of that any way you could.  And in plugging his students, well, perhaps he's proud of them and wants the public to hear them...and perhaps he is attempting to assist in the rise of the next generation of pianists.  Once Argerich and Zimmerman et al. are rotting in their graves, we'll need replacements.  Morbid, but true.

[SteinwayTony]

To the people trashing Dubal:

Dubal is the man.

Paul,

Have you taken any classes with Dr. Deirdre O'Donohue?  She's my teacher.

[olivarius]

There is a similar program here in France. A portion of a piece is played by a certain famous artist (Rubenstein, Richter, ect.) and then critiqued by three "judges". Last week featured the final of the 5(?) concerto by Saint Sants
At the end  of this two hour bash-a-thon one hears the winner interpretation played in its entirety.
Pretty sick really, but enlightning!
And yes, the program is in French

i'm listening to it right now
it is indeed possible to listen to it online; it is on "France musiques"; the name of the program is "le pave dans la mare" every sunday : 3pm till 6pm...
it can be intersting (even though very long too)

here is the link: https://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-musiques/emissions/pave/pres.php?e_id=31

[e60m5]

Paul,

Have you taken any classes with Dr. Deirdre O'Donohue?  She's my teacher.

I haven't as of yet had the opportunity to take classes with her. How is she?

She's on the faculty at MSM, yet the name is familiar beyond that... hm. I think she might have been on one of my juries once. I'd have to go back and check.

[ehpianist]

It's too bad neither of these radio shows have their programs compiled for online listening the way ThisAmericanLife.org has them all.  3 AM is a little late for me to be listening on David Dubal and I can't get "le pave" outside of France .

Elena
https://www.pianofourhands.com

[SteinwayTony]

I haven't as of yet had the opportunity to take classes with her. How is she?

She's on the faculty at MSM, yet the name is familiar beyond that... hm. I think she might have been on one of my juries once. I'd have to go back and check.

An excellent teacher, but I'm not sure exactly what course she teaches at MSM.  I want to say analyzing Beethoven or something...

She's known more for her pedagogical genius than performance, but she's a great performer nonetheless.

[thracozaag]

Word.

Keep me posted.  (I'd be listening anyway, but you know.)

 Told me I'd be on the Feb. 16th show; Kreisleriana #3 and #7, I think.

koji (STSD)