Renowned American pianist Richard Goode. (Steven J. Riskind)

Richard Goode, acclaimed as “one of the titans of the piano repertoire” by the San Francisco Classical Voice, returns to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Admission is $25, available at . For more information, contact olinarts@bates.edu or 207-786-6135.

In his decades-long career, Goode has established a reputation for mastery of Classical and Romantic literature. He has made more than two dozen recordings throughout his career, from solo and chamber works to lieder and concertos.

“America has produced few pianists at Goode’s level of achievement,” writes the Chicago Tribune. “Very few of his generation can touch him in his core repertory.”

Because Dec. 5 is the 213th anniversary of the death of Mozart, Goode will start his ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ performance with that composer’s Sonata in B minor (K. 540). Next up is one of Beethoven’s least-performed sonatas, No. 24 in F-sharp major (“A Thérèse”) (Op. 78), followed by Brahms’ Eight Piano Pieces (Op. 76).

The second part of the program consists of Debussy’s six-movement suite Children’s Corner and Schumann’s Humoreske (Op. 20).

Goode last performed at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in September 2011.

In 1993, Goode became the first American pianist to release a recording of the complete Beethoven sonata cycle, which was released to widespread acclaim and earned him a Grammy nomination. Goode and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman won a Grammy in 1983 for their recording of Brahms clarinet sonatas. Goode’s discography totals nearly 30 titles.

Goode focused on chamber music early in his career and was a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Later he moved toward solo and concerto performances. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 47.

“It’s virtually impossible to walk away from one of Richard Goode’s recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played or about the pianism itself,” wrote The New York Times.

Reviewing a 2012 Goode concert for the San Francisco Classical Voice, Georgia Rowe wrote that “the great American pianist gave the kind of splendidly refreshing performance that washes the dust from even the most oft-performed works.”

Goode has appeared with the world’s greatest orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the Chicago Symphony; the Cleveland Orchestra; the San Francisco Symphony; the New York Philharmonic; the Toronto Symphony; and the Vienna Symphony. He has performed with the Orchestre de Paris and has been heard throughout Germany in sold-out concerts with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields under Sir Neville Marriner.

Internationally acclaimed pianist and Nonesuch recording artist Richard Goode will open the 2001-02 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Concert Series with an interpretation of classical masterpieces at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public, with seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other concerts in the series include a performance by Goode and his wife, violinist Marcia Weinfeld, at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, and a concert by the chamber ensemble, Trio Parole, featuring the complete Mozart piano trios in two separate programs at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, and Sunday, Sept. 16. Tickets for these performances are $15 general admission and $10 for senior citizens and students. All performances will be held at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College campus.

Specializing in adaptations from the works of Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Mozart and others, Goode infuses his piano interpretations of such classical fare with energy and expressiveness. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Goode’s immersion in the music is total, to the point of singing lustily with it, and there were moments when it seemed as if he felt the instrument were inadequate to reach the emotive peaks he was seeking.” The Dallas Times Herald said, “Richard Goode may be the best pianist in America.”

A native of New York, Goode has studied with Elvira Szigeti, Claude Frank, Nadia Reisenberg of the Mannes College of Music and Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute. Along with Mitsuko Uchida, Goode serves as co-artistic director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival.

Goode has performed throughout Europe, with regular appearances in Paris, London, Amsterdam and Vienna. Over the past few seasons, he has performed with a collection of the world’s most revered orchestras, including the Boston, Chicago, Deutsches and BBC symphony orchestras. The producer of more than two dozen recordings, Goode holds the distinction of being the first American-born pianist to record the entire collection of Beethoven sonatas, for which he received a 1994 Grammy Award nomination.

Weinfeld began studying the violin in her native Buffalo before studying with Philipp Naegele at Smith College, Broadus Erle at the Yale School of Music and Felix Galimir at the Mannes College of Music. Weinfeld performed in the National Arts Centre Orchestra and has also been a soloist with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler.