{"product_id":"paul-badura-skoda-plays-chopin-1971-1975","title":"Paul Badura Skoda Plays Chopin (1971-1975)","description":"Pianist, scholar and pedagogue Paul Badura-Skoda may best be known to the music loving public at large as an exponent of the Viennese classics. In fact, Badura-Skoda's lengthy career covers far more musical ground than he is usually given credit for, from his awesome teenage prowess as an accordion virtuoso to the flamenco-inspired flair he brought to Frank Martin's Fantasie, a work written especially for Badura-Skoda. In January 2005, we heard Badura-Skoda in an intimate, semi-private recital in New York, where the 77-year-old pianist covered a wide repertoire range with consummate authority and still-impressive technical command, notably in a shimmering, intense performance of Ravel's Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit. A selection of Chopin short pieces proved no less idiomatic, and served to remind US this composer also has preoccupied Badura-Skoda for a long time. Chopin also figures in the pianist's uncommonly large and wide-ranging discography of more than 200 releases, including the present 1971-5 studio recordings, all but one piece being released now for the first time.","brand":"Music and Arts Programs of America","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46027919950058,"sku":"017685124822","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/1744321.jpg?v=1778323536","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/paul-badura-skoda-plays-chopin-1971-1975","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}