Tag Archives: composition
Inspired by the sound of the organ
Mozart called it the king of the instruments, Schumann recommended to learn to play it to achieve more understanding about the power of music, most of the great composers played and wrote works for it. What makes the organ being … Continue reading
Faithful pianists don’t cheat Beethoven!
Textual fidelity, accurate reading of the score, focussed analyzing of the notes, meticulous reproduction of the dynamic indications, objective reconstruction of the composition, parsimonious use of the pedal, keen performance…we can go on. This could be the description of the … Continue reading
2010 – Schumann meets Chopin
Next year 2010 two great romantic composers share the celebration of their year of birth, obviously 200 years later. Robert Alexander Schumann ( June 8th, 1810 ) and Frédéric François Chopin ( March 1st, 1810 ) marked the Romanticism in … Continue reading
The Art of Motivic Thorough-Composition Part II
The interpretation: the motivic thorough-composition is hearable through a modified piano playing. What is actually the art of the motivic thorough-composition? Developing a theme is nothing but the quintessence of the composer´s work. How does it happen? No matter how … Continue reading
The Art of Motivic Thorough-Composition Part I
Understanding the score: the precondition of musical interpretation There are basically two types of musicians: the first ones declare their artistic Credo remaining true to the score, the others rather prefer to remain true to the musical masterwork. The first … Continue reading