After many years of listening to mostly Jazz and guitarists I have gradually changed my listening habits. For over two years I have been mostly listening to and reading about classical pianists. Arthur Rubinstein is still a favorite but William Kapell, Dinu Lipatti, Alexis Weissenberg and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli are on my repeat listen list. The fact that their world […]
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I recently did an interview with a Greek music writer for his website. He asked some very thoughtful questions. Click here to read the full text
Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is almost unknown today except to hard core piano students but he was once hailed by Paderewski as being as important a composer for the piano as Chopin. Check out the recording of his Etude Op.92 No.2 as played by Alain Raes. Or check out his piece La Jongleuse (the juggler). Moszkowski was known for his wit
I am pleased to announce the release of a new CD, Simplicity. Simplicity is an eclectic collection of musical ideas, with a new piece written and recorded very week or two over a six month period in the first half of 2013. I did not record the pieces that make up Simplicity with the intent of making a new album,
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I’ve released a new track — Gotham — in homage to pianist extraordinaire and native New Yorker William Kapell (1922-1953). Hope you enjoy it. [creativ_media type=”youtube” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFpQTd9BFtI”]
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