Francois Couperin popped into my mind the other day. I thought: ‘Wasn’t he an important Baroque composer?… Then how come I only have one piece by him in my library?” So…
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Brahms Intermezzo in C major, op. 119 no. 3 just for fun! I’ll bet Brahms had fun composing it, and the pianist playing it brahms intermezzo in c major op 119…
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Reading how Scarlatti was admired by Horowitz, Chopin, Brahms and others; I had a look in my files and found I only had 2 pieces by him! Quite an oversite. So…
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In this LONG PLAY selection – J.S.Bach provides the perfect “background music” for mundane tasks! Cleaning out that junk drawer, ironing (does anyone iron anymore?!), gardening or just wandering around the…
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Renowned pianist Alfred Brendel has referred to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9, known as the Jeunehomme, as a “wonder of the world,” going so far as to assert that Mozart “did…
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Chopin Piano Show Emotion? or be a "machine"? Worth Watching
Show Emotion? Or be a “Machine”? It’s worth watching!
Many musicians these days are either accused of being over-emotional in their presentation; or machine like. Yundi Li apparently has attained something like rock star status since he’s nice looking, young…
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Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (Bwv 147) Arioso from Cantata No. 156. Master and Commander 09-Prelude from the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 Nun Komm, Der Heiden…
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Liszt Liszt update - when he's "Sweet"! Piano
Liszt Update – when he’s sweet, light, spiritual and romantic
NOTE: Some of the pieces and information here are contained in a previous posting titled: Totentanz Liszt – Devil or Angel. That was him and his music. Througout his life he…
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Perlman on the violin and Yo Yo Ma on Cello. See the joy of being able to play like they do, reflected in their faces. Give it a couple of minutes…
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MozartLongPlay.mp3 Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447: II. Romance: Larghetto Piano Concerto No. 15: Andante Bassoon Concerto: Andante ma Adagio Sonata in F, K.533 Andante Piano…
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My quick 2 cents worth about Rachmaninoff! I feel that although he composed some of the most exquisite melodies, somehow he never quite “gets there”. In the way Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin…
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On the one hand you have a serious conductor and musician insisting that this Piano Sonata is a send-up / parody. At the same time some Beethoven scholars claim that it’s…
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Bach Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 Allegro Handel Oboe Sonata In B Flat Major Andante-Grave-Allegro Handel- Voli Per L’aria – Largo Corelli Concerto grosso /Andante largo Corelli Concerto grosso /Adagio Rameau Les…
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Arcangelo Corelli (February 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713) Coming just before Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. “His compositions are distinguished by a beautiful flow of melody and by a mannerly treatment…
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Here’s another example of why I love to get comments: Because sometimes they are so enlightening! – the commenter really knows what they’re talking about. The same person who commented on…