Liszt
Alsatian string-breaker
One of the most intriguing piano concertos of the late 19th century is unknown to the public – and no…
The neglected, the niche, and the uncool
When this whole mess is over, there’ll be a shortish MA thesis — or at least a blog post —…
The pleasures of four-play
One of the few social activities not yet prohibited under lockdown laws is four-handed piano playing. I don’t mean sitting…
How a City lawyer conquered the hardest piano work ever written
Charles-Valentin Alkan played the piano faster than Liszt and louder than Chopin. The dying Pole left instructions that only Alkan…
Make mine a double
If two concert pianists are performing a work written for two grand pianos, there are two ways you can position…
