....a roundup of Chopiniana: current news, views, reviews, recordings and performances in the runup to the 200th birthday of the matchless Polish keyboard composer.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

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What can a non-musician learn from a master class in piano?
Twin Cities Planet - Minneapolis,Minnesota,USA
He asked; “What emotion do you feel this Chopin Nocturne is communicating? “ For half an hour they went back and forth on their pianos, searching for the ...
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Live: Yundi Li
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
But almost everything on the program, be it Mozart, Chopin, Schumann or Mussorgsky, turned out to be mainly a vehicle for keyboard-slamming, ...
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Pianist Yundi Li makes it quick in Costa Mesa
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
Even Chopin nocturnes. Even slow movements. Even rests. Too fast? Maybe, maybe not. In classical music, we often tend to want our performers to sound old ...
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Music night
Hamilton Advertiser news - Scotland,UK
Jessica is an established performer on the Scottish professional circuit and will play a programme with something for everyone, including music from Chopin ...
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Child prodigy to perform at Stanley Hotel
Estes Park Trail Gazette - Estes Park,CO,USA
Some of Nebeker’s awards since she began competing a few years ago at the age of five have included First Place wins at: the International Chopin ...
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LETTER FROM POLAND
Polish Radio External Service - Poland
We take a look at the little-known facts about Chopin in his early years. The 1st March marked the 198th birthday of probably the most famous Pole in the ...
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Rooster Struts Opens March With Preludes By Chopin And Soldiers' Mass
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Renowned Quebec choreographer Marie Chouinard makes her debut with The National Ballet of Canada with her celebrated 1999 work 24 Preludes by Chopin. ...
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Piano concert educates young audience
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Atzinger followed Miss Hattemer with Chopin’s Etude in C minor, op. 25, no. 12. This piece is a continuum of raging arpeggios up and down the keyboard. ...
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....is a roundup of all things Chopin leading up to the 200th anniversary of the matchless Polish composer for the piano in March 2010.