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Category: Music & Musicians

Revelations

On Beethoven, Brendel, and Gilels. Continue reading Revelations

Posted on October 25, 2019October 15, 2019Categories Music & MusiciansTags Alfred Brendel, Beethoven, Emil Gilels, sonatasLeave a comment on Revelations

Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen!

The National Gallery of Denmark apart, a visit to Copenhagen is incomplete without seeing the Tivoli Gardens. Continue reading Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen!

Posted on May 14, 2019May 7, 2019Categories Music & Musicians, Writing & WritersTags Andersen, Copenhagen, Tivoli1 Comment on Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen!

Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor

In the right hands, a breath of Nordic fresh air. Continue reading Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor

Posted on April 26, 2019July 19, 2019Categories Music & MusiciansTags Clifford Curzon, Grieg, piano concertoLeave a comment on Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Devilishly difficult variations tinged with melancholy. Continue reading Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Posted on January 11, 2019January 2, 2019Categories Music & MusiciansTags Paganini, Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninov, Rhapsody3 Comments on Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Mozart lost and found

Go to St Michael’s Church, Vienna, for a glimpse of Mozart’s world. Continue reading Mozart lost and found

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018Categories Music & MusiciansTags Da Ponte, Mozart, ViennaLeave a comment on Mozart lost and found

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov’s recent recording is simply astounding.

Continue reading Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2

Posted on November 30, 2018October 26, 2021Categories Music & MusiciansTags piano concerto, Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninov, TrifonovLeave a comment on Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2

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