I have decided to post Gaspard de la nuit. I first posted this in 2020 with Marcelle Meyer playing. I have heard another performance by the young British pianist, who...
Read MoreI have been studying Brazilian Portuguese for a long time. My Portuguese teacher is a subscriber to this blog, and he sent me some information on a Brazilian pianist whom...
Read MoreRosita Renard was a remarkable Chilean pianist. She had a technical mastery of the piano, with an enormous dynamic range, rich tonal colors, deft articulation, and mastery of the pedal....
Read MoreI seem to be lost in Rachmaninoff lately. I'm posting the Rachmaninoff preludes played by Constance Keene. Keene was a wonderful pianist and teacher, and her recording of the Rachmaninoff...
Read MoreComposed in 1803, this sonata is one of the works initiating Beethoven’s middle period of boldly heroic work. There was a new violinist in Vienna that spring, and Beethoven’s patron...
Read MoreShura Cherkassky was a remarkable pianist. He had an extraordinary number of colors at this disposal. When speaking of pianists the word "colors" is often used. It refers to the...
Read MoreI was not familiar with this violin sonata, but upon listening to it, I decided to post it. Other than it being one of Mozart's famous works, I was delighted...
Read MoreThis piano sonata, one of Schubert's final three sonatas, is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for the piano. It was published posthumously. For a detailed description of...
Read MoreI am moving away from vocal postings today. Instead, I am going to post some performances by a pianist who I think has been pretty much forgotten. This never should...
Read MoreI have somehow veered away from singing at the moment; but, don't worry, I have not lost sight of it. This posting is devoted to Chopin's Impromptus and to one...
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