It’s Beethoven’s 250th birthday year: reviews of four sets of the complete piano concertos from, respectively, Paul Lewis, Stewart Goodyear, Inon Barnatan, and Stephen Hough.
Stephen Hough
Classical Music Album Review: Stephen Hough plays Brahms — The Final Piano Pieces
This CD with British pianist Stephen Hough is a gem — and it was named Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine.
Concert Review: Pianist Stephen Hough Dazzles in Rockport
Stephen Hough’s performance of piano works by Brahms and Chopin was enthralling, poetic, and spellbinding.