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Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 31 is an amazing collection of inspirations.The first sonata is a running joke on the excesses of Italian opera.The second -…
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Pop music is (usually) in English and is easy to understand, but Classical works are often in another language, and even when they are in English the…
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Jeffrey Biegel talks about his upcoming recital at the First Unitarian Universalist Church this Saturday. While the topics all had something to do with…
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I remember reading a legendary performer once say that no two performances are alike. When I starting studying the piano I recorded some of my practice…
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In the hurly-burly of a Piano competition there are selections that can make or break the chances of a competitor; pieces so difficult or dense that only…
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Violinist busy with recordings and nominationsThe latest from Joshua Bell isn't a violin album, although he does play. It features his "new band," the…
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In the 3 sonatas of Opus 10, Ludwig van Beethoven was making a statement about his pianistic abilities, and one thing he knew that would certainly attract…
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James Dick has a good relationship with the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin and conductor Mischa Rachlevsky; in fact they have performed together previously in…
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In August 2010, HJ Lim performed the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas over eight consecutive days in Paris and one year later she went on to record the…