Tag Archives: Busoni

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 →

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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 →

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The pianist at Work

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Roberta Pili

“I practice very industriously…” – Quote Ferruccio Busoni, Letters to his wife 1895-1907, London, Edward Arnold & Co. http://www.rodoni.ch/busoni/bibliotechina/letteregerdaEN/gerdaEN1.html Do these words of Ferruccio Busoni sound familiar to you? They certainly do, especially if you are a pianist with your … Continue reading →

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