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Polish pianist and composer (1913-2014)
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2017-02-21 09:55:06
Poland mourns a legend
Danuta Szaflarska, possibly Poland’s most prolific film actor, has died at 102, a few months after completing her last role. After risking her life as a courier for the Polish resistance under the German occupation, she was seldom off the stage or the film set for b75 years. Her first husband was the pre-eminent Chopin scholar and pianist Jan Ekier.
2015-06-21 12:39:57
Tchaikovsky Competition, Round ONE: My favorite performers and those undeservedly overlooked who never made it to Round 2
First a big congratulations to George Li, whose opening recital earned him passage to the next round. He’s scheduled to play today, Sunday, June 21, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight time. (1 p.m. EDT) Li’s Program: Sergei Rachmaninov. Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 Franz Liszt. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 (cadenza by Sergei Rachmaninov) Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Meditation, Op. 72,5; Valse de salon, Op. 51,1 Frederic Chopin. Variations “La ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, in B flat major Op. 2 (Jan Ekier edition) Those who missed George’s opener, can revisit it on the Replay. http://tch15.medici.tv/en/performance/round-round-1-piano-2015-06-19-1300000300-great-ha For consistency of high artistry through the opening recital featuring the works of J.S. Bach, (for Classical: Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven), Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, my selected pianists were George Li,(USA), Reed Tetzloff (USA), Alexander Ullman (Great Britain), Andrejs Osakins (Latvia), and Sergey Redkin (Russia). Sadly, Ullman […]
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2014-08-15 15:19:38
The world’s foremost Chopin authority died today, aged 100
Professor Jan Ekier, pianist, composer and Chopin editor of the Polish National edition, died today, a fortnight short of his 101st birthday. His death has just been reported on Polish radio. Jan, born August 1913, came eighth in the 1937 Chopin competition in Warsaw and made his name more as a scholar than as a performer. He lived through Nazi occupation, Communism and rampant capitalism. I met him last summer at a conference for his centenary where speaker after speaker extolled his virtues and Jan seemed sweetly unmoved – except by the playing of music by Chopin, when he sat alert in his chair, following every note.
2012-01-12 16:12:39
What “authentic” edition should a piano student use when learning repertoire of the Masters?
[…] for trill execution. (the recommendation was to begin the extended ornament on the upper note) After I had shared my reading with the distinguished pianist/teacher, Seymour Bernstein, my bubble burst! His comments seriously questioned the edition I used and its trill instruction: “First, what kind of edition is that with wrong pedal indications and suggestions that those long and some short trills begin on the upper note? Please consult with the Wiener Urtext (Ekier).” (Had I heard “Urtext” a zillion times over in my archived music memory?) He continued with dismay. “Some theorists hold to Chopin always beginning trills on the upper note, but that practice ceased with late Bach and Mozart. It comes down to personal choice. And choices are usually made on what the melody is doing.” (At least my “nutty” fingering comment in measure 37, met with Bernstein’s approval. He endorsed my autographed adjustment.) In […]
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