Roy Howat rehearsing with Neil Heyde at Wiltons. May 2009 On 27th June, Roy Howat returned to Wiltons to play Faure with me. Here is the pre-concert talk that I gave, and the programme. Pre concert talk and material for the 27th June 2010 Wiltons given by PSS: Gabriel Fauré’s piano writing […]
June 13, 2010
Visiting Bartok’s last home on 57th Street, New York City. July 20th 2010 Austro-Hungary at the time that Bartok was collecting material, a few years before World War One. Marius Skaerved. Filming 16 06 2010 This summer, my son Marius will keep an on-line journal of our daily exploration of all the Bartok […]
June 11, 2010
June 8, 2010
Giovanni Battista Viotti walks out Viotti disdained to teach adults and was irked at being obliged to tutor those of bon ton. This print was published by the Libraire Martinet/Chez Martinet , in 1804. The Martinet Libraire was one of the most popular attractions of fashionable Paris, as shown by Les Musards de la rue […]
June 6, 2010
TO HEAR OUTTAKES FROM THE COMPLETE CYCLE-studio sessions 2011. Go to: 30 DAYS OF TARTINI The Well Spring. Per ben suonare, bisogna ben cantare! Concert 3 (16th June) 730pm Tartini-Sonatas (Padua Manuscript) Sonata in E major Il vento Mai Sonata in G major Aria del Tasso Listen: Tasso Aria Sonata in D major Sonata in […]
June 17, 2010