My most recent “obsession” has been with Haydn (*see the Post, “Heeer’s Haydn) – and in particular his piano concertos – which I wasn’t familiar with when I did the Heeeer’s…
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Bach Glenn Gould Changes?! Same Piece Same Artist BUT 25 years later!
Same Piece / Same Artist – BUT 25 years later!
What an incredible difference 20 plus years can make in the life of a musician! First we hear how Glenn Gould played/interpreted this piece by Bach (Goldberg Variations BWV 988 /…
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Just now reviewing some playlists, and I came upon a CD I made for a guy who didn’t know much (or anything at all?) about Classical Music – But he was very interested…
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Bach Chopin Elgar Handel Just Music. No Commentary! An Eclectic Mix Liszt Piano Saint Saens Satie
Just Music. An Eclectic Mix. NO Commentary!
Chopin Nocturne Op. 37 in G minor Chopin nocturne Saint Saens – The Swan from Carnival of the Animals saint saens the swan Eric Satie pieces froides – danse…
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A listener wrote and asked what this piece was. It’s from the Movie “Green Card” that I refer to on the right hand side as: “Did you see the movie Green…
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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) It took me long enough to get around to him! I just had no idea how inovative, spontanous and delightful his music is. I’d only…
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I’m going to throw a couple of stones. A friend recently returned a CD favour after I’d given him one of my “favourites.” His offering had a preponderence of Glass pieces. Phillip…
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These Opera lovers! They just can’t believe or accept – that a Classical Music “buff” wouldn’t enjoy Opera. So they keep trying to convert me! Out of the 6 opera pieces a…
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HE CAN DO: Soothing Chamber Music Quintet in E flat major for 3 horns, oboe and bassoon / second movement Absurd and Zen-like! (the Diabelli variations are in the “Piano…
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Piano Powerful emotions are hidden... Scriabin Scriabin. Another 'crazy genius'?
Powerful emotions are hidden, subdued, lurking – and then Manifest
Scriabin impromptu opus 12 no. 2…
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WHO is the Greatest? It’s a short list isn’t it? Bach / Beethoven / Mozart are usually argued about and compared as the greatest composer. Bach created “music” as we know…
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Here is the second movement of Bruch’s violin concerto #1 Perhaps a ‘perfect’ example of Romantic violin? FROM WIKIPEDIA: “The slow second movement is often adored for its powerful melody, and…
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Bortkiewicz Cherubini Composers - Ignored and Almost forgotten! Glazunov Hummel Hunt! Opera/Vocal Rubinstein
Obscure and underdog Composers. Why obscure?
In the case of Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 – 1837) there doesn’t appear to be a good reason as to why he has become somewhat obscure. At the time he was composing; his music…
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How could he be so inconsiderate as to compose ONLY ONE Piano Concerto?! It’s a beautiful piece of music and I wonder why he didn’t compose more? Very inconsiderate. If you have the…
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Madmen of the Piano (*and the piano’s supreme emotional power – Inspired by, and dedicated to Tam from Retravision in Byron Bay, because he just loves the wild piano stuff! )…