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The Busoni Piano Competition – When the Jury doesn’t find the Winner…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Roberta Pili

Ferruccio Busoni / Source: Wikipedia The 58th Ferruccio Busoni piano competition in Bozen just concluded. This was a good opportunity for me to think about different outcomes of the competition. As usual the most interesting aspect of this event was … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged Barishevskyi, Bulkina, Busoni competition, Chernichka, Chopin competition, Ferruccio Busoni, jury, Liszt, Martha Argerich, music, pianist, piano, piano competition, piano concerto, playing, polyphony, Prokofieff, Rachmaninoff, Tavernaro, technique | 1 Comment

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

Inspired by the sound of the organ

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Roberta Pili

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 →

Posted in English | Tagged composer, composition, harmonic, instrument, Johann Sebastian Bach, keyboard, manual, music, organ, organist, pedalboard, pipes, polyphonic, sound, technique, tone | 18 Comments

Sergei Wassiljevitsch Rachmaninoff – 1873-1943

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Roberta Pili

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 →

Posted in English | Tagged artist, chromatic, composer, contrapuntal, harmonic, interpretation, music, pianist, piano concerto, polyphonic, Sergei Rachmaninoff, technique, tone | Leave a comment

Faithful pianists don’t cheat Beethoven!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Roberta Pili

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 →

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Shura Cherkassky – 1909-1995

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Roberta Pili

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 →

Posted in English | Tagged interpretation, Jozéf Hofmann, music, pianist, piano, recital, Shura Cherkassky, technique | 1 Comment

“Pardon me for sitting down while I play…”

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Roberta Pili

This week our cover story is dedicated to a wonderful pianist, who actually was more a fantastic entertainer: Danish pianist, conductor and comedian Victor Borge. His funny point about famous piano pieces and telling several music jokes have been characterizing … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Glenn!

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Roberta Pili

He was born on September 25, 1932. If he still lived, he would celebrate today his 77th birthday. Glenn Gould, a unique musical personality of the 20th century, one of the greatest pianists and a controversial figure, yet a remarkable … Continue reading →

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Sviatoslav Richter – 1915-1997

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Roberta Pili

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 →

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Beethoven and Me

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Roberta Pili

My love for the composer, my passion for his music, my dedication to his piano sonatas The musical titan, his force of expression, his masculine character, his spirit, his work, his piano sonatas: all these attributes led me as an … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged Beethoven, Hammerklavier, music, piano, sonatas | 1 Comment

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