Pianist

Years back, within the space of a month, I attended two recitals by the elusive Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov. The first took place in a tiny church at the Roque d’Anthéron festival in southern France, the second at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Lond

Repertoire Let’s discuss the most fun part of the job first: deciding on the repertoire! There’s so much to choose from, and whether you’re entering the Modern or the Classical category, you’ll have to narrow it down to about two to three pieces. It

EMAIL: [email protected] WRITE TO: The Editor, Pianist,Warners Group Publications, The Maltings, West St, Bourne, PE10 9PH. Letters may be edited. I am learning Bach’s French Suite No 6, and am now on the third movement, the Sarabande. My

MELANIE SPANSWICK is a pianist, writer, teacher and composer. As an author, she is published by leading publishing houses, and has written a three-book piano course for those returning to piano playing; Play It Again: PIANO (Schott Music). Melanie te

Practise this study slowly and with rhythmic accuracy – always allowing more hand/finger weight on the dotted quaver. La dansa Barcelona-born sculptor, painter and composer Narcisa Freixas (1859- 1926) studied the piano with Juan Bautista Pujol, who

Romances sans paroles Op 17 Bärenreiter This edition of the three Romances is taken from the third of three volumes devoted to Fauré’s solo piano music in Bärenreiter’s ongoing project to publish the composer’s complete works. They were written whils

Mozart Piano Concertos Vol 7: C minor K491 & C major K503 Manchester Camerata/Takács-Nagy  Chandos CHAN20192 Volume 7 in Bavouzet’s series reaches Mozart’s most ambitiously symphonic concertos, a yin-and-yang pair (C minor/major), like K466 and K46