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Sergei Wassiljevitsch Rachmaninoff – 1873-1943
He was one of the most inspiring pianists of the twentieth century. His remarkable personality as a unique artist was perfectly reflected in all his compositions. Sergei Rachmaninoff charcterized the last Romantic piano tradition with his charming, lyric and expressive … Continue reading
Being a competitive pianist
Competitions, competitions, competitions. Almost every piano student has tried to participate at least in one piano competition during his music education. A motivating piano teacher is mostly the first impulse to prepare a specific program of different piano works to … Continue reading
Would Beethoven take care of his score?
Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas represent the ultimate milestone for a pianist. Everybody knows that. Yet there are plenty of different point of views about the right interpretation of this musical testament. Since great pianists began in the nineteenth century to … 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
Shura Cherkassky – 1909-1995
A terrific singing piano tone, a sublime technique, always serving the purpose of the musical message, and a perfect seducing interpretation. Alexander Isaakovic Cherkassky, known as Shura Cherkassky, was one of the leading personalities among the generation of great pianists … Continue reading
Sviatoslav Richter – 1915-1997
He was self-critical, self-demanding, objective in front of the music score and devoted to the audience. Sviatoslav Richter represents one of the utmost exceptional figures in the pianists´history. His teacher, Heinrich Neuhaus, considered him as a “genius pupil”. Doubtless he … Continue reading
A Remarkable Personality
Nowadays everybody knows YouTube as an enormous source of information. No matter what kind of video or just audio related documentation we need, everything can be found there….almost everything. My regular use of YouTube is concentrated on the search of … 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