Gretchaninoff’s musical gems
July 2014; Vol. 6, No. 4
My teacher Eugene List once commented, “The piano literature is so vast, that at any level pianists can find beautiful music they are able to play.” As a teacher, it is so easy to teach the same pieces over and over and not explore what...
Autumn 2021: First Looks: Recordings
Autumn 2021; Vol. 13, No. 3
RÜCKBLICK: NEW PIANO MUSIC INSPIRED BY BRAHMS: Ann DuHamel, The depth of programming and playing in DuHamel’s latest album, which introduces newly commissioned works inspired by Johannes Brahms’ oeuvre, is striking. Casual listeners will enjoy snippets of his most beloved melodies, while astute connoisseurs will be...
Summer 2021: First Looks: Recordings
Summer 2021; Vol. 13, No. 2
GABRIEL FAURÉ: LES 13 BARCAROLLES Namji Kim, Piano Centaur CRC 3820 [Total Time: 53:49] centaurrecords.com Gabriel Fauré’s thirteen Barcarolles were composed between 1882 and 1921, and they present an overview of the evolution of his style. The language of the early Barcarolles conforms to nineteenth-century...