Audio: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9
One of the earlier of Mozart’s masterpieces, the Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271, completed when he was 21. Here’s an exceptional performance from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, with Alfred Brendel at
Great moments in film music: ‘The Big Store’
For the fun of it, another in an occasional series … Chico and Harpo Marx play piano four hands in “The Big Store.”
After Eight Lessons: The Recording
For those of you who are interested, here’s the recording I made after eight piano lessons at OC Music and Dance community arts school in Irvine. Eight Lessons Later: The Recording. OC Music and Dance Blog, Sept. 18, 2017.
Video: The lighter side of classical music: Jacques Casterede’s ‘Menage a trois’
I love humor in music. This in on the broader side of the spectrum, but nonetheless it’s very well done and the music is snappy. Listen to Jacques Castérède’s “Ménage à trots” performed by Par Ibban Malonga, Loann Fourmental et Théa de
Van Cliburn gold medalist brings Rachmaninoff for his debut with Pacific Symphony
By TIMOTHY MANGAN Yekwon Sunwoo showed up on Skype at the appointed time recently, or rather his voice did. He initially preferred not to appear on screen — 24 hours of travel from Poland to Aspen the day before had
Lesson Eight: Motivation and nerves
My last piano lesson in the series. Recording coming soon. Lesson Eight: Motivation and nerves. OC Music and Dance blog, Aug. 31, 2017.
Leonard Bernstein: 99
Today is Leonard Bernstein’s 99th birthday. We remember him as a composer and conductor, of course, but we sometimes forget he was an exceptional pianist too. Here he is with the New York Philharmonic, playing and conducting Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in
Lesson Seven: Eclipse and flow
My penultimate piano lesson … Lesson Seven: Eclipse and flow. OC Music & Dance blog, Aug. 24, 2017.
Video: Yekwon Sunwoo plays Mozart
I had the pleasure of talking the other day to Van Cliburn gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo (article to come). Here he is playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 during the semifinal round of the competition. It’s beautifully done. He’ll perform