Jan

31

Given the recent music discussions on the list, I thought I would share a few things. First, I spent much of last year (as a pianist) digging into Bach. Over the past few months, I've been playing a lot of Chopin, and reading contemporary accounts of his teaching and playing–always trying to understand this music more like the composer himself might have.

I recently recorded this famous Nocturne. It's not a difficult piece by any means, but is a gorgeous aria for piano. (There's a little bit of sparkle at the end that often captures amateur performances off guard!) My performance of this piece isn't flawless, but I hope you enjoy it!

This piece also has some famous tie-ins with yesterday's Holocaust Remembrance Day which you can read about in the wiki.

Also, I'll be doing 100 days of composition, and sharing some of the progress daily. This is primarily a tool for myself to create some accountability, as I've been inexcusably lazy on the creative front over the past year. I invite you to follow along here. I'll update that post and probably share some snippets of work as I produce them. I've never done a project like this publicly, so I don't quite know what to expect–it may be a complete flop, but let's see what happens.

Vic replies:

very good and relevant post thank you

James Lackey responds:

Yea man awesome. So what’s the musical that beats describes this week? We had more dipsy than doodle weak close big up open ground hog days. My deal if trading I’d be so exhausted I’d be flat by lunch and not look at those screens again til Sunday night. I can only imagine how costly that was to Mr Vic and my bank balances years ago.

Stefan Jovanovich offers:

Sviatoslav Richter - Chopin - Etudes

Adam Grimes responds:

I absolutely love Richter's playing. His Bach was one of the biggest reasons I became a musician…as a kid, I was transfixed by some of his Bach recordings.


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