Back to Basics, Ponselle and Callas

September 30, 2020

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I have been posting some pianists, and while I am happy to do so, I begin to miss vocal music. So,... Read More

Josef Hofmann, legendary pianist

September 27, 2020

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I'm afraid that I'm on a piano roll (no pun intended). I realize that I posted performances by Hofmann two years... Read More

Chopin Scherzo No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.31

September 20, 2020

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I am going to do something a little unusual for this posting. I am going to concentrate on one particular piece... Read More

Marcelle Meyer, French pianist, plays Ravel’s “Gaspard de la nuit”

September 2, 2020

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When pianists think of Gaspard de la nuit ("gaspard" comes from an old Persian word meaning "treasurer"), their hearts stop. Ravel’s... Read More