'General Music' Category
A pianist again?
Last week, I played a concerto with an orchestra for the first time in 17 years: Haydn no. 11 in D, to be precise. It was immense fun – the orchestra is one that meets at my old school purely for the purposes of enjoyment. There are no public performances, and as a result the [...]
Getting to grips with Carter, part 1
Anyone reading this blog who has come to it via my Twitter feed (@5357311) will almost certainly be aware of my ongoing struggle with the piano music of Elliott Carter, posted in the form of “535 vs. Carter match report[s]“. When I started work on Caténaires last year in earnest, I knew little else of [...]
Honk
A little while back I had an awake dream, or vision, call it what you will. The Romantic poets would have maintained that it was a divine lightning flash of inspiration. I’m not so sure. Perhaps, given its content, it’s better thought of as a low, thunderous rumble of the same. I attended the recent [...]
Twitter
I’ve been using Twitter as a means of communicating with other musical folks – very handy. My username on there is @5357311.
Krystian Zimerman outburst
This article in the Grauniad about his public expression of discontent with US foreign policy made me think that I really ought to spend more money on recordings by Krystian Zimerman. The paragraphs that most caught my attention are near the end, and tell you everything you need to know about the ridiculous heights of [...]