Richard Goode

The American pianist Richard Goode does nothing to hide his love of Chopin: 'When I play Chopin, there is no composer I love more. It is as if you were being taught about sound, about playing the piano, about elegance and form, about improvisation. Playing Chopin is both an educational experience and pure pleasure.' And for us it is a complete sensually stimulating experience to listen to Richard Goode's performances of Chopin. Chopin loved Italian bel canto and he understood better than anyone how to transpose the singing voice to the piano. And that is where the wonder of Richard Goode's piano playing lies: pure bel canto on the piano. He often hums or even mutters softly as he plays. Come and listen breathlessly to Goode's declaration of love to Chopin.