Tag Archives: piano

The often meditative music included the world premiere of a substantial new work for two pianos, two percussionists, and viola.

'Twelve Blocks' further establishes Michael Stephen Brown as a composer with skills on par with his pianistic virtuosity.

Pletnev seems to model his tempos and rhythmic freedom after human speech, or, where a tempo is fast, the pace of thought.

Ma's impressive recital was an almost nonstop whirlwind of effervescent power.

"The score is not an endpoint but a starting point. Music truly comes alive in the moment – in breath, time, and immediate reaction."

A set of 16 piano pieces by Adam Roberts is replete with pianistic virtues, thanks to a symbiotic connection between the score and pianist Conrad Tao.

The music on 'Toward Light' speaks to listeners who appreciate something bracing and new from a format – string quintet – that dates back centuries.

The Italian artist wields her pianistic prowess in service of the wide-ranging expressivity that signals a true and complete virtuoso.

Kanneh-Mason's deft touch clarifies every ornament on this EP that also features music by Handel and two English composers Jane Austen was familiar with.

When music is so baldly programmatic we should listen in two ways: with the context in mind, and purely musically.