Archive for August, 2010
A black metal find
Aficionados of black metal, drone metal, doom metal, “griefcore” and whatever other metal genres have sprung up in the last fifteen minutes might like to investigate Vasculum. The group/artist’s page has a few songs for download – I like it very much, but then I would. The Vasculum manifesto is, apparently, no audience engagement – [...]
The Ravel L.H. concerto and reflections on posture
Seeing Bavouzet perform Ravel’s Concerto pour la main gauche at the Proms last Friday was an immensely inspiring experience. His technical assurance was such that he made the flashier, more mercurial runs and fiendish final cadenza seem like a spontaneous outpouring. I had some serious goose-bumps several times during Bavouzet’s performance, which more than made [...]
The Liszt B minor sonata and time management
The bulk of the Liszt sonata is now (sort of) back in my fingers, but I’m facing a bit of a problem with available time. If I’m lucky I manage to spend about an hour practising per day. This, clearly, is not enough to maintain a healthy repertoire, or to conquer a piece like the [...]