Tag Archives: W.A. Mozart

Would Mozart believe he was “banned” worldwide?!

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

I thought it would never happen! An instant banishment from cyber-space! Mozart’s beloved Andante from Sonata K. 283 was the victim of pure and simple tyranny by the you tube police! The stand-in argonaut imperialist Hyperion, a recording company whose … Continue reading →

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Exploring Mozart Sonata No. 5 in G, K. 283 (First movement, Allegro)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by

The learning exchange between student and teacher is heightened when a new piece is introduced. In the case of Mozart’s charming, early period Sonata no. 5 in G, it became a revisit for me that brought new revelations that I … Continue reading →

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Applying technical skills to sensitive music learning, and reading between the lines

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

Just when I thought my wellspring of blog inspired ideas had endured a drought, I had a nagging thirst to explore how technical tools (playing scales, arpeggios, chords, octaves, etc) are woven into music study. Allied to this undertaking, was … Continue reading →

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Chiming in the New Year with my favorite piano performance picks!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by

Grigory Sokolov grabs a deserved spotlight in this bedazzling performance of Schubert’s Klavierstucke No. 1 Bruno Sainmangeon, producer and documentarian captured Sokolov in the same acoustically favorable Berlin space that Murray Perahia chose to deliver the memorable Bach Partita in … Continue reading →

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Mac, me and Mozart: a continuing 4-hand journey

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

I haven’t mastered the split screen on iMovie 11, but I decided to aim my camcorder at Mac and Steinway to get the same effect. Basically I recorded Primo first and on playback added Secondo to Mozart’s final 4-hand movement, … Continue reading →

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When two hands play a 4-hand Mozart Sonata

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

Last night, I challenged myself to have a double duo identity. I separately recorded the bass and treble parts of Mozart’s Sonata No. 1, K. 318, scored for 4-hands at one piano. Logistics-wise, I had to decide which part to … Continue reading →

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Shame on WQXR F.M. for shining a spotlight on Kids’ dislike of Bach’s music

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

I can’t fathom why a historically great NYC-based Classical music station like WQXR F.M. would choose to feature a big-splash juvenile ONLINE thumbs down to a J.S. Bach masterwork! http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/three-nyc-kids-give-bach-big-thumbs-down/ My published comment criticized the posting: “This is a waste … Continue reading →

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