Twelve Nocturnes and a Waltz
Critically-acclaimed American pianist Robert Henry presents his highly anticipated debut recording “Twelve Nocturnes and a Waltz“. Released in 2010, this recording is a compilation of some of the world’s best loved melodies, featuring Nocturnes of Chopin, Fauré, Grieg, Liszt and many others, including the world premiere of Alexei Stanchinsky’s forgotten Nocturne from 1907. We asked Robert about his discovery of […]
Three Waltzes by Chopin – Sheet Music and Recordings
The Waltzes of Chopin have little in common with those by Schubert or those by the Strauss circle – he even wrote home from Vienna pouring scorn on the waltz, horrified by the fact that “they actually call waltzes works”. But perhaps with the intention of raising it to a higher level, he went on to make continuous efforts in […]
Waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr
The Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, in his lifetime known as “The Waltz King”, had his greatest success within the “light music” genre, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed almost 400 waltzes during his life, among which the most popular are: – On the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau) – Wine, Woman and Song (Wein, Weib […]