Sep 5, 20221 min readNAZARETH - BrejeiroIn my conservatory years in Brazil we always had to play a Brazilian piece paired with an international one. So Nazareth was very...
Sep 4, 20221 min readBRAHMS - Intermezzo Op. 118 no. 2Yeah, this is among the most magical pieces ever written for solo piano! It has such a rare intimate mood which is only found in Brahms...
Sep 4, 20221 min readBRAHMS - Rhapsody Op. 79 no. 2Brahms usually has very strict forms for his music. He was once misunderstood, considered too academic for a romantic composer. This...
Sep 4, 20221 min readBEETHOVEN - Moonlight Sonata's PrestoDespite its great effect, this is one of the easiest pieces in standard repertory. In Czerny's words: "one of Beethoven's most...
Sep 4, 20221 min readRAVEL - Pavane Pour Une Infante DéfunteI was in shock when I first heard Ravel himself playing this. We are so flooded with orchestral sentimental performances of this piece, I...
Sep 4, 20221 min readCHOPIN - Nocturne Op. 9 no. 2This is not an easy piece. Jumps, lots of different articulation, free flowing right hand melody (bel canto) and very difficult to...