The Legacy of Frances Larimer
Winter 2022; Vol. 13, No. 4
The piano pedagogy world mourns the October 21, 2021 passing of Frances Larimer, a trailblazer in the field of piano pedagogy, group piano, and piano teacher training. Her legacy lives on through her numerous students who are today’s leaders in the field. Since their graduation from Northwestern University, former students have shared her influence...
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...