Fernand de La Tombelle (b Paris, 3 Aug 1854; d Château de Fayrac, Dordogne, 13 Aug 1928). French organist and composer. He first studied music with his mother, a pupil of Liszt and Thalberg. At the Paris Conservatoire he studied the organ with Guilmant and composition with Théodore Dubois. When the Trocadéro organ concerts began in … Continue reading Fernand (Fouant) de La Tombelle
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Garth Hudson : the most brilliant organist in the rock world
Eric Garth Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist. As the organist, keyboardist and saxophonist for Canadian-American rock group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound. Hudson has been called "the most brilliant organist in the rock world" by Keyboard magazine. A master of the Lowrey organ, Hudson's orchestral … Continue reading Garth Hudson : the most brilliant organist in the rock world
Born today : Charles Wilfred Orr
Charles Wilfred Leslie Orr, generally known as C. W. Orr (31 July 1893 – 24 February 1976), was an English composer. His work as a composer was dominated by the composition of songs accompanied by piano; his life's study was the expressive setting of poetry to music. He wrote more settings of A.E. Housman's poetry than any … Continue reading Born today : Charles Wilfred Orr
Gerald Moore : The Unashamed Accompanist
Gerald Moore CBE (30 July 1899 – 13 March 1987) was an English classical pianist best known for his career as an accompanist for many famous musicians. Among those with whom he was closely associated were Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Ángeles and Pablo Casals. In 1921 Moore made his first gramophone recording, … Continue reading Gerald Moore : The Unashamed Accompanist
Charlie Christian : father of the modern jazz guitar style
Born today, 1916, in Dallas, Texas, Charlie Christian was for a short time the most influential jazz musician, ever, and only exceeded in that regard by another great jazz Charlie, "Bird" Parker. It can be said without exaggeration that virtually every jazz guitarist that emerged during 1940-65 sounded like a relative of Charlie Christian. The … Continue reading Charlie Christian : father of the modern jazz guitar style
Sándor Vándor, composer: born today 1901; murdered by Nazis 1945
Material from The *OREL Foundation website Thanks to the choir named after him, Vándor is not entirely unknown. He even merited twelve lines in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. But his work as a composer and educator is largely forgotten. From 1920 on, Vándor (originally Venetianer; Miskolc, July 28, 1901– Sopronbánfalva, January … Continue reading Sándor Vándor, composer: born today 1901; murdered by Nazis 1945
R.I.P. Ivan Moravec (1930-2015)
I just heard of the passing of the great pianist Ivan Moravec. Not only was Moravic a supreme musician, his recordings of Debussy, Chopin and Ravel are especially noteworthy, but he was also known as a perfectionist when it came to piano mechanics. Mr. Moravec, 71, is renowned for his gentle, unhurried touch in Chopin, … Continue reading R.I.P. Ivan Moravec (1930-2015)
Overview and Analysis of the Liszt Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
It is likely that Liszt derived the idea of thematic transformation as a unifying process from Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, a work which he himself transcribed for piano and orchestra in 1851. Schubert’s themes run through all four movements of the fantasy in varied forms The four movements are played without a break, and outline a … Continue reading Overview and Analysis of the Liszt Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
pet sound : Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Haydn Keyboard Sonata series
Having ignored these recordings for years I am delving into them and finding them very enjoyable. Listening to Vol. 2 today. 1. Sonata for Keyboard no 19 in E minor, H 16 no 47bis 2. Sonata for Keyboard no 20 in B flat major, H 16 no 18 3. Sonata for Keyboard no 32 in … Continue reading pet sound : Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Haydn Keyboard Sonata series
Liszt : A Critical Discography, part 1 – Piano Collections
Humphrey Searle compiled a catalog of works written by Franz Liszt in 1966. He numbered over 700 compositions, dividing them into original works (S.1-S.350) and fantasias, transcriptions and other derivative works (S.351-S.768). There are several box sets that attempt to survey Liszt’s solo piano oeuvre, but only three attempt to do this completely. Leslie Howard recorded the complete works … Continue reading Liszt : A Critical Discography, part 1 – Piano Collections
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