This is FRESH AIR. The Brazilian pianist Nathan Freire (ph) is one of classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz's favorite pianists. His latest recording is an album of piano music by Brahms. Lloyd ...

Nelson Freire is a Brazilian pianist of the old school: whitehaired, courtly and with a fastidious touch. He got his start in the 1950s and hasn't stopped since, playing consistently with the best ...

The Web site of Nelson Freire’s recording label, Decca, calls him “the best-kept secret in the world of the piano.” But he’s no secret at all to keyboard fans, who have long known that the ...

Joao Moreira Salles' classy docu pays homage to the self-effacement of its subject, a quiet, reclusive pianist whose enormous talent is as widely acknowledged as his name is relatively unknown. Lion's ...

Nelson Freire, a Brazilian pianist who won the admiration, if not adoration, of many classical music listeners for the understated sensitivity that he brought to the works of composers from Bach to ...

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.5, Piano Sonata op.111, Nelson Freire (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Decca The connoisseur takes one look and notices the ...

Streaming platforms for Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Lionel Bringuier & ...

Size was not what it seemed at the National Symphony Orchestra’s concert Thursday night. The first symphony — Haydn’s “La Poule” — was petite. The concerto — Brahms’s Second, for piano — was symphonic ...

(6) Partitas, Movements: No. 4 in D, BWV828 Nelson Freire, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer (7) Toccatas, Movements: C minor, BWV911 Nelson Freire, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer (6) ...