This Week in Piano History: Birth of Jorge Bolet | November 15, 1914
This week, we celebrate the birth of Jorge Bolet, born on November 15, 1914 in Havana, Cuba. Bolet was a Cuban-American pianist whose impressive technical and expressive powers made him a champion of the music of Franz Liszt. Bolet began his studies with his sister...
This Week in Piano History: Happy World Piano Day!
THIS WEEK IN PIANO HISTORY, we are celebrating World Piano Day and the accomplishments of all pianists! The piano was invented over three hundred years ago by Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian builder. His ingenious design from 1700 used hammers inside the action of a harpsichord...
5 Things You Might Not Know About Zoltán Kodály
Back to Discovery Blog Home Don’t miss Megan’s Inspiring Artistry contribution about J.S. Bach’s Invention in C Minor, which includes exposition on how to effectively teach the piece, all the way from preparation to performance. Zoltán Kodály 1. Kodály wrote for piano and organ! Besides...
This Week in Piano History: The Premiere of Mendelssohn’s G Minor Piano Concerto, October 17, 1831
Felix Mendelssohn THIS WEEK IN PIANO HISTORY, we celebrate the premiere of Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op. 25, premiered by the composer himself on October 17, 1831 in Munich. The concerto, made famous by Clara Schumann and Franz Liszt (and later ridiculed...
This Week in Piano History: The Birth of R. Nathaniel Dett, October 11, 1882
Back to Discovery Blog Home THIS WEEK IN PIANO HISTORY, we celebrate the birth of composer and virtuoso pianist, R. Nathaniel Dett, who was born 140 years ago on October 11, 1882. Though born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Dett spent most of his life in...
Summer 2022: New Music and Materials, Recordings
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What Do Études Have to Do with Musical Expression?
Summer 2022; Vol. 14, No. 2
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Spring 2022: Discover: Book Reviews: The Performing Pianist’s Guide to Fingering
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