Note: Program notes were written with AI assistance.Chopin — Nocturne in E♭ major, Op. 9 No. 2Composed ca. 1830–32, when Chopin was about 20, this is by far his most famous nocturne. The work is in a rounded‐binary design (A, A′, B, A′, B, A′ + coda), with each return of the principal theme made more ornate and chromatically enriched. Its singing melody, gentle accompaniment, and expressive rubato … [Read more...]
Vyacheslav Gryaznov and an all-Rachmaninoff Program
On Sunday, February 10, 2019, Vyachslav Gryaznov is presenting an all-Rachmaninoff program of music. His background - as a notable composer/transcriptionist, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory and an instructor at that institution - certainly gives him credentials for this program. However, we thought his deep understanding of this music might be reflected in other ways also. So we asked … [Read more...]
Brief Program Notes on Rachmaninoff, Eight Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
Eight Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Ed note: From time to time, when Steinway Society - The Bay Area has a change in program, the notes intended for a concert program go unused. In our mission to share information about classical piano music, we wanted to share these notes about this Eight Etudes-Tableaux by Rachmaninoff (notes written by Taide Ding) with our blog … [Read more...]
