Friedrich Gulda plays the Prelude and Fugue No. 1 from “The Well-Tempered Clavier” on the clavichord, an instrument familiar to Bach. It was even capable of vibrato, as you can hear partway through the video.
Lesson Four: Age and aptitude
Thoughts after piano lesson four…
Lesson Four: Age and Aptitude. OC Music & Dance blog, Aug. 3, 2017.
Video: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 (1955)
Sir Adrian Boult conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1972.
To hear other works in my Neglected Symphonies series, click here.
Lesson Two: Practicing your cares away
My second piano lesson …
Lesson Two: Practicing Your Cares Away. OC Music & Dance blog, July 24, 2017.
Ex-music critic takes up the piano
Meanwhile, in one of my other lives …
Music writer takes on the piano: Lesson One. OC Music & Dance blog, July 12, 2017.
Video: Horowitz plays Scarlatti
Longo 23, Moscow, 1986.
Sousa addendum
Sousa addendum: ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever’ piccolo part. Pacific Symphony Blog, June 30, 2017.
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