Fazil Say -Video
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Beethoven Sonatas
If I didn't say it before, let me say it now. Surf over to the Wigmore Hall website and check out the online lectures by A. Schiff on the Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
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Strings
Nice end to my day. Some really lovely performances of Beethoven string quartets at Wigmore Hall.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Roli's Seaboard - Very Cool
This looks like it would great fun to play. The inventor says, "As a keyboard player, I love the piano and think it's the most logical instrument. But I was always interested in extending its power. I'd play gigs and be slightly envious of the musicians who could bend the pitch and volume and timbre of the notes -- guitar players can be very expressive with just a few notes. You can't do that with a piano." So three years ago, he set out to create one that could"
Read more about it Here
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Luis Fernando Perez: "Galante" by Granados
This a wonderful performance of Granados Op5 no. 1 "Galante"... The piece is a real gem and one difficult to pull off well. The score can be found in the March/April issue of International Piano and online here at the IMSL Archive
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Welt-piano Konzertist
"A 1920s-vintage Hugo Popper 'Happy Jazzband' Orchestrion Welt-Piano Konzertist, made in Leipzig, Germany.
They were created by adding a 'jazz band percussion effect' top cabinet to a Welt coin piano model. The instrument plays music from 88 note or 88 hole rolls, of an identical size to Arburo rolls, and in addition to the piano, has percussion and trap effects such as muted cymbal, snare drum, triangle and wood block."
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453dO6axjp8&sns
They were created by adding a 'jazz band percussion effect' top cabinet to a Welt coin piano model. The instrument plays music from 88 note or 88 hole rolls, of an identical size to Arburo rolls, and in addition to the piano, has percussion and trap effects such as muted cymbal, snare drum, triangle and wood block."
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453dO6axjp8&sns
Monday, April 15, 2013
Fazil Say: Suspended Sentence
One hardly knows where to start with news of this sort:
"Acclaimed Turkish concert pianist Fazil Say was given a suspended jail sentence in Istanbul on Monday for insulting Islam on social-media website Twitter, in a court decision that supporters say protects Islamic values but critics maintain curbs free speech."
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"Acclaimed Turkish concert pianist Fazil Say was given a suspended jail sentence in Istanbul on Monday for insulting Islam on social-media website Twitter, in a court decision that supporters say protects Islamic values but critics maintain curbs free speech."
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Steinway and Saturdays
A brilliant opportunity for amateur pianists in London: Saturday Piano Salon.
Details from the website: "The Saturday Piano Salon was founded by Melanie Spanswick and Lorraine Liyanage for all those who love to play the piano. We are a friendly group who meet at Steinway Hall to enjoy piano playing and good conversation over a glass of wine. You will be able to listen to your fellow pianists too and enlarge your circle of musical friends."
This is a very exciting opportunity. Are you on the program? Drop us a note and let us know who it goes.
Hopefully, I will be able to soon have a visit and give a first hand report.
Check them out online or, even better, sign up to join them:
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The Wrong Piano Concerto!
Ouch! Can you imagine showing up for rehearsal only to realize at the last minute that you've prepared the wrong concerto! That's what happened with Maria Joao Pires. At about the 43 seconds into the video clip, the look on her face tells the story -- and, more, what's truly remarkable is that after some encouragement from Maestro Chailly she is able to soldier on and pull call up from memory the correct concerto. Brava!
Monday, July 04, 2011
What a June it was
I had a great time in the UK. Enjoyed meeting up with friends and much good music making. Spent much of the next month exploring upstate New York -- Fingerlakes (great wineries to visit and the dazzling gorges of Ithaca) and the beautiful adirondacks. If you have not had the chance to visit upstate, you should it is a wonderful place.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
Garden Party
Beautiful day in London, a day perfect for visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens!!
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