The series of recordings of Bachs Well Tempered Clavier with pianist Martin Sturflt continues. This new installment includes the masterful opening of the second set, Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major, along with two from the first set; the expressive and introspective no. 18 in G-sharp minor and the large scale concertante Prelude [...]
Continue Reading →Being produced to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Chopins birthday, The Flying Machine takes the eternally fascinating and affecting tudes, and crafts a celebration of the role that music and dance play in our lives, especially in our first pre-teen steps into the adult world.
The premier was a one-off film event at the [...]
Continue Reading →Charles Rosen is one of the worlds most talented pianists and one of musics most astute commentators. Known as a performer of Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Elliott Carter, he has also written highly acclaimed criticism for sophisticated students and professionals.
In Piano Notes, (Free Press, 2002) he writes for a broader audience about an [...]
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In 1834 Schumann founded the music journal Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik. For a decade, he edited and wrote music criticism for this publication. He championed the work of numerous young composers. (Read his first published article, a review on Chopins Opus 2) His [...]
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Thanks to my dear friend Roger Adelmann for sending me what looks to be a fascinating and revealing new biography of Frederic Chopin. A recent review by the London Telegraph states that author Adam Zamoyski’s “highly readable account brings non-technical insights to the music itself and he is superb at conveying what is [...]
Continue Reading →This video documentary provides a survey of 18 extraordinary keyboard artists that dominated the concert world in the mid 20th century, from Ignaz Paderewski to Claudio Arrau. Sir John Tusa narrates this comprehensive overview of some of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. The program effectively blends archival film with video clips, concert [...]
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Russias Yulianna Avdeeva won the prestigious 2010 International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition on Wednesday after a three-week musical marathon followed avidly by classical music lovers around the globe. The competition, the oldest of its kind in the world, is held every five years in the Polish capital and has built up an especially enthusiastic following [...]
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The familiar Minuet in G (BWV Anh. II. 114) and its partner piece, Minuet in G minor (BWV Anh. II. 115) were traditionally believed to have been composed by J. S. Bach. However, recent research, particularly on the part of Hans-Joachim Schulze, points to the German composer and organist Christian Petzold (1677-1733).
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