Frédéric Chopin, the most revered composer of piano music, also contributes to our holiday offerings with a tour-de-force arrangement by David Shenton of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” that incorporates elements of each of the 24 Etudes. Chopin’s Waltzes are also a featured playlist in a new set performed by Simon Mulligan.
Lang Lang returns this month with a taste of his latest project, Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” and Zhenni Li plays a new set of Chinese Classics. We complete the Beethoven 250th anniversary year with a Best of Beethoven playlist that features a new performance of the Sonata in F major, Op. 10 No 2 from Antonio Pompa-Baldi, who also adds another Sonata to his collection of works by another pianists’ favorite, Muzio Clementi.