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Live Streaming a National Chopin Piano Competition–Final Round, Sunday, March 1

Posted on March 1, 2015 by

The brave new universe of Internet technology allows a global-wide audience to gaze at, and listen to accomplished young pianists vying for top prizes. With a mouse click, the latest competitive milieu in Florida minus swaying palm trees and ocean … Continue reading →

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J.S. Bach’s ethereal Prelude in F minor, BWV 881 (contour and voices)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

A kindred musician friend and Baroque scholar residing on the East Coast tipped me off that my “first love” reading of Bach’s Prelude in F minor a few months back, was just the very top layer of a more in … Continue reading →

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A Piano Technician who’s worth his “weight” in gold

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

For those who’ve been following my nightmarish journey (at times) in pursuit of a well-regulated, singing-tone instrument, I’m happy to report that Steinway M, 1917, has been restored to optimum performance level. And it took one particular discovery to reverse … Continue reading →

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Early stage learning, and ways of knowing a new piano piece

Posted on February 17, 2015 by

One of my adult students has embarked upon studying Tchaikovsky’s “German Song,” Op. 39, and in her initial baby-step exposure to the composition, she has already explored multiple ways of “knowing” the work. 1) Setting a fingering for each hand, … Continue reading →

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Andras Schiff in recital at S.F. Davies Hall (Feb. 15, 2015)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by

Pianist, Andras Schiff delivered an uneven performance at San Francisco’s Davies Hall yesterday afternoon. Those who expected the pianist to play his signature Bach program were pleasantly surprised by Schiff’s insertions of self-imposed Baroque style ornaments in Mozart’s “Drawing Room” … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on learning Mozart Sonata No. 12 in F, K. 332 (first movement)

Posted on February 9, 2015 by

After my review of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Drawing Room” Sonata K. 545 in C, Allegro, I discovered by comparison that the opening movement of K. 332 in F Major, had a more complex mosaic. In the short space of its … Continue reading →

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Piano Rack Extender: Adapt-A-Stand

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

My latest studio accouterment is an import from Clear Lake, Iowa. (Pianoman Products is owned by a piano tuner.) For me, it’s Good-bye to 4 page limit/slipping and sliding sheet music, or self-made cardboard creations with monster clips . Using … Continue reading →

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