The Piano Music of Fryderyk Chopin – from the Studio of Arthur Greene
Posted in Arthur Greene, Etudes, Nocturnes, Performances on Aug 27th, 2008
Chopin Project Artistic Director Arthur Greene calls Chopin’s last nocturne a curious, but moving, work:
“It is rarely played. Its absolute simplicity of texture may lead performers to experiment with ornamentation, but I believe that it is an expression of Chopin’s new…
Posted in Impromptus, Noel McRobbie, Performances on Jul 20th, 2008
For years one of the knocks on Chopin’s music is that he was a “ladies’ composer,” spinning out his piano pieces for the sighing, swooning denizens of Parisan salons, the result being that his remarkable compositions were often trivialized or…
Posted in Performances, Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2008
Christina Thayer plays Chopin’s Nocturne in G minor, Op. 15, No. 3 – an early success by Chopin
Posted in Arthur Greene, Etudes, Performances on Apr 10th, 2008
Smack-dab in the middle of Chopin’s Op. 25 Etudes lies this unique and memorable piece that is unlike any other Chopin creation. And one that has generated a considerable amount of ink over the decades.
Sometimes it’s called the “‘cello Etude,” due…
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