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Peter Graneis Plays Due Canzoni Lidie by D’Angelo

Peter Graneis performs Due Canzoni Lidie by Italian composer Nuccio D’Angelo (b.1955). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their Youtube channel. Due Canzoni Lidie is a two movement piece written by Nuccio D’Angelo in 1984. I’ve posted performances of this work before and continue to…

Emmanuel Sowicz Plays Gracias a la vida by Violeta Parra

Emmanuel Sowicz plays his arrangement of Gracias a la vida by Violeta Parra (1917–1967). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Nice phrasing and pacing by Sowicz who handles that insistent little motive vey nicely. Violeta Parra was a…

Ferran Talarn plays Cançó i dansa No.13 by Mompou

Ferran Talarn plays Cançó i dansa No.13 by Federico Mompou (1893-1987). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Always love OSB videos for their thoughtful touches, such as the making of this video: “To transport Ferran’s…

Rebeca Oliveira Plays Sonata No. 23 by Carlos Seixas

Rebeca Oliveira plays her arrangement of Sonata No. 23 by the Portuguese composer Carlos Seixas (1704–1742). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Fantastic playing, great technique and musicality. I love how Open Strings Berlin is introducing me to great players.…

Kevin Cahill Plays Equinox by Takemitsu

Kevin Cahill plays Equinox by Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel which has been a new source of high quality productions and great music. Takemitsu is one of my favourite composers. His music has a beauty…

Rosie Bennet – Interview & BWV 998 by Bach

An fantastic interview with Rosie Bennet and her performance of Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great playing and bonus points for conducting the interview over…