This talk on TED is great. Since I won’t be posting more music until September, here’s a bit of consolation! http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion.html…
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Puccini – Nessun Dorma Tommaso da Celano – Pie Jesus Donizetti – Spargi D’ Amaro Pianto Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro Gounod- Ah je veux vivre…
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A musician friend visited my web site and listened to the second movement of Beethoven’s piano sonata number 8 (the Pathetique) played by Wilhelm Kempff, who was particularly well known for…
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Piano Concerto #2 – second movement (*Sorry I lost the “tag” for who the artist is) 24 Preludes Op.28 No.6 in B minor played by Garrick Ohlsson Fantaisie-Impromptu #4 in…
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This Long Play runs approx. 40 minutes Beethoven Long Play Piano Concerto #5 Second movement Rondo e capriccio Op. 129 (Rage over a lost penny) Paino Sonata no. 23 “Appassionata”…
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Someone reviewing a string quartet CD on Amazon wrote: The opus 20 string quarters are utterly sublime; there is a balance, a humanity, a humour, a joie de vivre and utter…
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I stumbled upon Anton Arensky when I went to a concert in my local small town. While introducing this piece, the pianist in the trio mentioned that Arensky taught Scriabin and…
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Beethoven IS “The Greatest.” (IMHO) Did Beethoven ‘inherit'(or use and transform to a higher level): Compositions from Haydn? Did Beethoven rely on – or come back to Haydn for inspiration? ……
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Consider: What music would someone want to hear when they knew they were dying? It’s especially fascinating to consider when that someone had devoted their entire life to music. She met…
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I just googled for way too long .. trying to tie this piece into a movie theme, because it sounds SO familiar I assumed it must be a movie or TV…
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“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” Mozart…
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This piece is already on the site (see: A Little Satie and then some more!) – under Blog Titles. I thought it was worth putting it out again on it’s own,…
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With floating sandalwood candles and milk liquour. (Rubber ducky falls in, and very briefly makes a few waves, about two thirds through) Pianist is one of the truly greats – Benedetti…
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Mozart piano sonata #12 – K332 / Adagio…
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In an earlier posting titled “Madmen of the piano” I focused on composers. Here let’s focus on the pianists. I’ve recently spent a lot of time updating my Chopin collection; seeking…