| The Blurb That Wasn’t |
I have been told that what I teach amounts to a philosophy of pianism. I feel flattered without quite knowing what this means. Since the information is apparently traceable to my students, I suppose I must plead guilty or innocent or both.
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| Ronald Stevenson |
Born 1928 is still best known today for his monumental ‘Passacaglia on DSCH’ ,(1960-62), an extraordinary triptych which at approximately eighty minutes duration has legitimate rights to be called the longest single movement solo piano work in the literature.
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| A Republic of Equals |
The Second Chetham's International Summer
School and Festival for Pianists took place in Manchester last
August. Jeremy Siepmann was there, and survived to tell the tale.
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| Love, Live and Learn |
For pianists and pianophiles, the world grows richer every
year. Annabelle Lawson reports on a new forum which looks set
to enjoy
many happy returns, the inaugural Chetham’s International
Summer School and Festival for Pianists, mounted last August
in Manchester.
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Interpretation through
Improvisation |
Ask a classical musician to improvise and the likely response will range from “What’s wrong with the score?” to “I don’t play jazz”, reflecting a fairly typical attitude: one in which improvisation is held to have little or no connection with the performance of art-music.
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The Adult
Amateur Course |
The Adult Amateur Course at the Chetham’s International Summer School and Festival For Pianists
During 2005 there were many requests from adult amateur pianists on the course for a new format in future summer schools at Chetham’s specifically designed for keen, enthusiastic amateur pianists of post-student age upwards.
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