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2019-02-14

The Best Pianists Ever?

Which are the 20 greatest pianists of all times? Impossible to answer perhaps but here classical-music.com offers their choices with accompanying film clips. Read more at classical-music.com

2019-02-13

Angry Customers Say Steinway Deceived Them

Buyers of the expensive Steinway pianos were told the instruments never lose their value. The Hatch Institute's investigation reveals disturbing details about the iconic company’s sales practices. Read more at thehatchinstitute.org

2019-02-13

Rabinovich's Haydn Sonatas

The New York Times has hailed Rabinovich's Haydn performances as "admirable interpretations, performed with a rich, full-blooded sound, singing lines and witty dexterity". In this podcast we learn about the pianist's thoughts on the 62 sonatas. Read more at gramophone.co.uk

2019-02-12

Accompanist No More!

Royal College of Music was the first London conservatory to rename its Masters in Piano Accompaniment. The new name: "Masters in Collaborative Piano". The driver, to highlight the central role of the pianist in collaborative music making and to give emphasis to the range of skills gained on the course. Read more at gramophone.co.uk

2019-02-11

What About My Very Old Piano?

Unless upright pianos are regularly and rigorously serviced, they tend to wear out and have a lifespan of around 60 to 70 years. Read more at mercurynews.com

2019-02-10

Do You Remember Kimball?

"At one point, the West Baden facility produced about 250 upright pianos and 25 grand pianos a day - amounting to 55,000 pianos in 1979." Read more at duboiscountyherald.com

2019-02-09

Conservatories and Conservatism

"There is a kind of conservatism that sees all political questions as reducible to economics, with the free market as the ruling principle and the expansion of consumer choice as the only coherent political program. This way of looking at things can be taken a lot farther than at first sight appears." Read more at futuresymphony.org

2019-02-08

Lively Texts and Music

Does the prominence of the composers have an influence on the liking of the pieces? And how do stylistically different introductory texts influence the assessment of the music? Read more at medicalxpress.com

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