Back to Brahms: Two Great Pianists
Recordings of two pianists who were coached by Brahms reveal a very different approach to playing his works.
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Piano
Double Bass
Simón García: “Music Is for Sharing, and It’s Not a Competition”
In this interview, the prolific composer Simón García tells us his process of composing for double bass. He shares some of his future projects as well as his varying styles and influences.
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Double Bass
Bottesini’s Gran Duo Concertante
As a composer, Bottesini, could not, and, in his modesty, never pretended to, rise to the lofty level of his friends and countrymen, Verdi, Boito
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Trumpet
Oskar Böhme Revisited
In 1997 the ITG Journal published my article, “The Böhme Brothers, Oskar and Willi.” Under the simpler title, “The Böhme Brothers,” it has since been expanded into Chapter 5 of my book, “East Meets West,” which at the time of this writing is going to press under the auspices of the Historic Brass Society (HBS) and the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) in the Pendragon Press’ Bucina series. Here I will only dwell briefly on that material, in order to examine certain aspects of Böhme and his time in greater detail. (NB. There will be no footnotes in the sections of this article derived from “East Meets West,” where all relevant details can be found.)
Guitar
Marlon Titre: “Instead of Assuming Students Will Just ‘Figure It Out’ in the Professional World, the Challenge of the Conservatory Is to Decide What Courses We Can Provide to Make Sure Musicians Are Prepared For the Future”
Marlon Titre, Director of the Classical Music Department at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, shares his thoughts on what role institutions have in shaping the future for young musicians.
Piano
Peter Ryan: “Go Out and Get Some Life Experience That Doesn’t Involve Your Instrument”
Dr. Peter Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Music at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, where he teaches and coordinates the Piano and Music Theory programs.
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Double Bass
Bert Turetzky — An American Original
Early in his career, while teaching at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut, Turetzky’s life took a change of direction. A friend, a composer,
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Guitar in Spanish
Tradiciones guitarrísticas en el Perú: ¿qué se ha compuesto con ellas en el exterior?
Breve panorama sobre el repertorio internacional de guitarra clásica que presenta rasgos del Perú En este período de postmodernidad, la guitarra clásica ha bebido de
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Piano
Rosendal Festival 2021
In Piano Magazine we chatted with Leif Ove Andsnes about the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, which he leads and which is held in a privileged natural location in Norway.
Double Bass
Joel Quarrington — Canadian School of Double Bass, Book 1 “Daily Studies”
Joel Quarrington’s most recent project is updating and finishing his Canadian School of Double Bass Book 1 “Daily Studies” and Book 2, “Intervals, Chords, Arpeggios and Scales.” Both publications exist for basses tuned in fourths or fifths. All of these books are available as PDFs from his website store. Here are a couple of extracts from Book 1 that talk about a fundamental premise of his technique.
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