Tag Archive 'Impromptus'

Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 36: Merely a “Drawing-Room Trifle?”

Posted in Impromptus, Noel McRobbie, Performances on Jul 20th, 2008

Wessel Edition Cover page: Chopin\'s Impromptu No. 2 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 …

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Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 29 No. 1

Posted in classical, Impromptus, Olga Kleiankina, piano, Recordings on Feb 23rd, 2008

Today the Chopin Project spotlight falls on Russian-born Michigan pianist Olga Kleiankina, performing the First Impromptu (in A-flat, Op. 29, No. 1) by Chopin. By its very title “Impromptu” is supposed to mean just that — just a perky, …

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