Today, my neighbour Dr. Peter Honey has kindly written a whimsical guest post. Peter is an occupational psychologist, management trainer, author, and artist, as well as an avid classical music lover and concertgoer. Here, he considers his classical concert ‘likes and dislikes’! Last week I was at Wigmore Hall listening to a concert given by…
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New Pianofforte Magazine & the Jaques Samuel Junior Piano Festival
Faber Music’s annual magazine Pianofforte is now available. It’s a superb periodical, as might be expected from one of the UK’s foremost music publishing houses, which is essentially for piano teachers, featuring many interesting piano related articles. This edition comprises information on all recent Faber Music publications, including new Messiaen works, Piano By Ear by…
Philip Fowke in conversation with Melanie Spanswick
My twenty-seventh interview features British concert pianist and teacher Philip Fowke. We met up at Steinway Hall in London for a fascinating chat about many aspects of Philip’s career. Find out more about Philip, here. For those who prefer to read interviews, here is the transcript: MELANIE SPANSWICK: British concert pianist Philip Fowke made his…
Salon Music
The piano is the perfect vehicle for Salon music, that is, music more suited to the drawing-room as opposed to the concert hall. This genre was popular in Europe in the Nineteenth Century. During this period, many composers were also performers, and they loved to write little pieces to perform at house recitals or soirées, showcasing their talents in…