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Topic: Java Suite (orientally-themed music composed in 1924, a must-listen) by Godowsky  (Read 1369 times)

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Java Suite (orientally-themed music composed in 1924, a must-listen) by Godowsky
on: December 15, 2022, 06:16:48 PM
Hey! Did you know this wonderful set of piano pieces Godowksy wrote after he travelled to the Java Islands (Indonesia), in ~1924? I was in awe when I first listened to it, because I had no idea the piano could produce such peculiar sounds. Definetely explains why Godokwsy was nicknamed "The Buddha of the Piano" by his colleagues.
Some of my favourite movements are here (performed by me):



Or you can check the whole suite (performed by the amazing javanese pianist Esther Budiardjo)
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Let me know if it inspires you like it did with me!
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