From what I can tell in my daily life (as well as scrolling through music forums), atonal music, pieces that do not revolve around a tonal key as we are used to, is a rather controversial subject in the music community. (Here's a list of atonal composers and compositions). You might love it, tolerate it, or hate it, though most people seem inclined towards one of the extremes - (usually the … [Read more...]
The Study of Music – Musicology, Ethnomusicology. Musician.
Musicology. Ethnomusicology. Musician. All are terms that refer to people who study music, but in different ways that usually overlap. This small blog post isn't meant to be definitive, but rather, to provide a brief overview. Studying Music Can Mean Many Different Things For some, the study of music means taking instrumental or vocal lessons, often with the goal of performing in mind. That is … [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...]
Pianists: Do You Love or Hate Giving Pre-Performance Talks
One of the competitions I entered this past year has an interesting requirement: the participants must speak about some of the repertoire they play in the competition. More than my piano performance, this was the scariest part of the competition for me. Not all pianists are comfortable as speakers I’ve always been a relatively introverted person in matters not related to music. I don’t … [Read more...]
August 18 – Halida Dinova in a Salon (in-home) concert
We're proud to present Halida Dinova in a private recital this coming Saturday. Extraordinary Russian pianist Halida Dinova, a Steinway Artist since 1998, has generously agreed to give an In-Home recital to benefit Steinway Society - The Bay Area. Enjoy the music of Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin and Liszt in a home setting, performed on a 9-foot Steinway previously played by Yuja Wang and … [Read more...]
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