Chopin Nocturne in D flat major, Opus 27 no. 2
This piece of music is the epitome of Chopin’s beautiful cantabile style. My mind drifts to a beautiful place whenever I play this piece late at night. Lento sostenuto meaning “slow and sustained” is...
View ArticleChopin Etude in G flat major, Opus 10 no. 5 (Black Keys)
Have you ever tried hopping over rocks along a riverbank without getting your feet wet? Playing this etude feels that way because the score for the entire right hand is played on the black keys, hence...
View ArticleChopin Etude in A flat major, Opus 25 no. 1 (Aeolian Harp)
Background Chopin’s etudes are essentially a system of technical piano playing exercises which are among some of the most challenging and provocative pieces written for the solo piano repertoire. There...
View ArticleChopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21 (2nd movement)
The second movement of Chopin’s piano concerto begins with the strings and woodwind leading the piano into arguably one of the most beautiful passages of music ever written. This concerto was composed...
View ArticleInternational Chopin Piano Competition
The International Chopin Piano Competition is one of the most prestigious music competitions on the international arena. Held once every five years since its initiation in 1927, some of its first prize...
View ArticleGodowsky’s 3 paraphrases of Chopin’s “Aeolian Harp” Etude
I recently wrote a post about one of Chopin’s most beautiful works for solo piano. The etude in A flat major Opus 25 no. 1 was composed in 1836 and published in 1837. The technical challenge for this...
View ArticleChopin’s Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. posth.
”All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers.” ~ Francois Fenelon, French poet, theologian and writer ~~~~~~0~~~~~~ Chopin’s Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. posthumous, was first published 26...
View ArticleWinner announced – FREE $300 Concert Tickets & Food Voucher Giveaway!
This post is to announce the winner for two (2) tickets to the Mahler Chamber Orchestra concert (valued at $110 each) 7pm on Tuesday, 11 June 2013 featuring stellar American cellist, Alisa Weilerstein...
View ArticleIngrid Fliter plays Chopin, Sydney Opera House
Backed by a colossal technique to tackle the most conflict-ridden passages with amazing soundness, Ingrid offered a substantial reading, filled with musicality and life, of one of the most splendorous...
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