🎹✨ A Glimpse Into My Musical Journey – 1995 ❤️

Throwback to my 15-year-old self performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement! 🎶🔥

A special memory from my childhood, when my passion for the piano was already shaping my dreams. ❤️

Every great musical journey begins with a young dreamer. 🥹🎹

What were you passionate about at 13? 💕

#Rachmaninoff #PianoConcertoNo1 #YoungPianist #ClassicalPiano #IllyaZozulya

I think of him as the star of stars, in all of classical music, past and present. At his recitals in the 1840s, admirers fought over his cigar stubs, handkerchiefs and gloves, and the poet Heinrich Heine compared the frenzy to mass hysteria. It came to be called Lisztomania.

The Sonata in B minor came later, in 1852–53. He dedicated it to Robert Schumann, and it was first played in public in 1857 by his pupil Hans von Bülow, in Berlin. I am no Lisztomaniac, but I waited eagerly for Jorge Bolet's 1982 recording to come out, bought the CD, and played it many times.

Piano Sonata in B minor (Jorge Bolet, 1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5tUUZzdC2E

Like the March of the Mogul Emperors specifically.

So I can play this relatively well and have played it with my local community Orchestra. Just for fun.

I'm just now noticing some arrangements have an 8th rest on the right hand on the second run up. Anyone know or have any insight?

Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1. 3rd mov.

Hi! I'm searching for pieces in the style of Berg or earlier Schönber pieces, atonally beautiful to play with my double bass piano duo. They didn't write anything for that setting, but perhaps you know any arrangements or similar composers I could check out?

Hello all!

This is a deep cut to my school days but I once had a Theory TA explain to us that the Oboe was commonly used to symbolized a doomed character.

If the orchestration had a characters motif played by the oboe, then they would often die by the end of the opera.

She had examples but this was 10+ years ago and I cannot for the life of me find any mention of this elsewhere!

Has anyone else heard of this?

1. Tchaikovsky Suite from Sleeping Beauty and Dvorak Cello Concerto (also Nielsen Overture to Maskarade) on 10/24 with no Bears game to contend with on hotels and restaurants. OR
2. Beethoven's 5th, Strauss Burlesque, and Wagner prelude to Parsifal on 11/7 with limited lodging options and high crowds due to the Bears game on Sunday.

[Edited formatting. I suck at this apparently]

Barry Lyndon • Piano Trio in E-Flat • Franz Schubert - HD Film Tributes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V_TXNdn5ss

Hey music lovers,

Im looking to arrange a piece for concert band. our theme this year is celebration. my taste often leads me to the bleak and melencholy and so my mental catalogue doesnt have much in the way of celebrational pieces.

no need to curate difficulty here as i feel confident in my arranging skills. i just want to hear about your favourite pieces that are all about Celebration!

She seemed to be such a delightful, fun and sweet person!

I really like this Juana Zayas recording that I am listening to for the first time. I think it is a really nice interpretation. To me, the sound seems a bit brighter than other recordings that I have heard which maybe partly due to the recording quality and instrument, not meant to downplay at all the musicianship of the pianist.

Hello everyone i have been into mainly romantic, impressionist, and begun indulging into a few classical pieces (mainly piano), and only recently maybe a month ago, i have been looking into bach a lot.

I used to be a hater, saying his music sounded the same and repetitive. But i began to listen for the nuances and the famous counterpoints which i admit have piqued my interest. But i am far from understanding him, such as the lack of rubato in recordings of his music which take away that aspect of emotion, so please tell me, what do you think makes Bach so interesting and special?

I'm a drummer and I want to try playing the drums with a classical piece. I have seen few drummers on the internet who just play to classical pieces; respectfully, I don't personally enjoy it and want to play a piece where there is some designation for the drums. I could also plan to programme it with the local classical musicians if it is written for a string quartet or smaller ensembles.

Thank youuu :)

Beautiful passage #violinist

He arranged the folk songs of the Auvergne, in south-central France, sung in Occitan, for voice and orchestra as the Chants d'Auvergne.

Frederica von Stade's "Baïlèro" was the first version I heard, and for years it was my favorite. Netania Davrath made the first complete recording of the Chants d'Auvergne. When I first heard her, she sounded a bit rustic to me; I was young, and drawn to von Stade's polished beauty. Last year on his birthday I listened to her "Baïlèro" again, and from the first dark notes of the accompaniment it had me in tears. A reader replied that her Baïlèro does the same to them.

Frederica von Stade Sings Chants d'Auvergne
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m5fQm3Dy_Bo0rEVRHdMrRtWyvGNbeu2pI

Canteloube: Bailero (Complete Songs of the Auvergne) (Netania Davrath)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gv9sNG7O0

Hello everyone,

I'd like to find out what can I do with a Bachelor of Music degree?

What jobs can I get to make a living after graduating?

I'm looking for employment options that don't require long additional courses.

I'd like to find a job paying a livable wage where I can work until (hopefully) I win an audition and/or will have many students

Another symphony orchestra facing financial difficulties. 80th season for this group will be next year. Hoping things can improve sooner rather than later.

I have a listening test coming up soon and instead of just memorizing everything we've seen, I'd like to actually approach the songs critically and get more familiar with the styles. There's a bunch of different stuff I struggle with so I thought I would just write all of them down and if you can help with one of them it'd be very appreciated.

- I need a bunch of songs of early renaissance that use the double leading tone cadence to get its sound stuck in my head

- I need a bunch of songs by Josquin that use pair of duos and very varying texture

- I need a bunch of songs of late renaissance that use less contrasting texture (then Josquin) and make use of musica ficta

- I need help/tips for differencing french chanson, netherlandish chanson, and italian and english madrigal (other then just the language). With examples if possible

- I need help recognizing renaissance motets, with examples if possible

Thank you!

In Purcell's "Music for a while" some singers sing kind of "soft L" (might be a wrong term) and some don't. I was used to the first one and got a bit confused hearing second one live.

Old recordings examples (in words "shall" and "all")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bglwoqKx5Aw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOXaDeFeD4

Is it just a singer's preference or are there some other reasons?