Tag Archives: Bach

Alfred Brendel – Master of Cloning

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Master and disciple meet together. Kit Armstrong is a Taiwanese-British young pianist. A couple of years ago he was invited to visit his mentor Alfred Brendel at his London domicile, to be introduced into the tradition of piano playing and … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged Alfred Brendel, Bach, Badura-Skoda, Beethoven, Haydn, interpretation, Kit Armstrong, Leschetitzky, Liszt, master, Mozart, music, Paderewski, pedal, Petermandl, pianist, piano, piano playing, piano tradition, polyphony, Schnabel, Schubert, style, teaching, technique, Viennese Classicism, Viennese piano school | 1 Comment

Alfred Brendel – Meister des Klonens

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Ein Bild der Begegnung zwischen Meister und Schüler: Kit Armstrong, ein taiwanesisch-britischer Pianist der jüngsten Pianistengeneration, wird in das Londoner Haus seines Mentors Alfred Brendel eingeladen, um von ihm Tipps und Tricks über das Klavierspiel und über Interpretation der Meisterwerke … Continue reading →

Posted in Deutsch | Tagged Alfred Brendel, Bach, Badura-Skoda, Beethoven, Flügel, Friedman, Haydn, Kit Armstrong, Klavier, Klavierschule, Klavierspiel, Künstler, Leschetitzky, Liszt, Moiseiwitsch, Mozart, Paderewski, Petermandl, Polyphonie, Schnabel, Schubert, Texttreue, Tradition, Unterricht, Wiener Klassik | Leave a comment

Basic principles of efficient practicing – I

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Roberta Pili

Did you ever ask yourself whether your piano practicing is in fact efficient? Or have you ever had the feeling that your exercises on the keyboard are just a boring routine you daily repeat while not knowing why you do … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged Bach, Beethoven, Busoni, clavier, Fugue, musical, pianist, piano, polyphony, practicing, Prelude, Rachmaninoff, well-tempered | 1 Comment

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – 1920-1995

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Roberta Pili

Continuing in featuring great pianists among the “Immortals” we want to pay homage to another excellent, unique and inimitable artistic personality: Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. What characterized the particular style of playing and interpretation that made Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged Arturo, Bach, Benedetti, Brahms, Busoni, Michelangeli, music, performance, pianist, practice, Ravel, Scarlatti, sonata, tone, touch | 3 Comments

Glenn Gould – 1932-1982

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Roberta Pili

This column is dedicated to extraordinary personalities of the piano world. Great pianists of the past, sometimes remembered as “Immortals” or even “Legends” will be featured on this place. It will be different from other portraits or features about those … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged artist, Bach, classical, Glenn, Goldberg, Gould, interpretation, music, piano, playing, polyphony, Variations | Leave a comment