The Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886), known primarily as one of the first virtuoso performers on the modern piano, also inaugurated the symphonic poem and was an innovator in style and harmony. The influence of Franz Liszt as a composer and...

A French-made piano that Frederic Chopin brought to London late in his life has been identified in a collection in England, the owner of the instrument said Wednesday.The piano built by the Paris company of Camille Pleyel, Chopin's favored piano-maker, is in the Cobbe Collection...

The husband of the late British pianist Joyce Hatto, who passed off recordings by other artists as those of his wife, says he would do the same thing again but would not release the recordings to the public, according to a newspaper interview.William Barrington-Coupe told...

"'Hey Jude,'" someone in the audience yells out.Gabriela Montero sits at the piano, taps out the bare melody line, pauses and stares at the ceiling through her flowing blond hair and then plays the tune, complete with harmony.But it's sad, in the minor mode. Soon,...

One of the most characterful presences at musical events over the past several decades—once seen, never forgotten—is Harris Goldsmith, a stocky 70-year-old Brooklyn resident who takes the Manhattan-bound A or C train every day to reach the borough of his dreams. (He claims only to...