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lovega in Ea jam Ben © Romantically inclined As I write, I am listening to the slow movement of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto over the radio (beautifully played by Nikolai Lugansky with the CBSO). How can anyone not be moved by music that touches the heart so deeply? When selecting scores for each issue, I am aware that I lean towards Romantic composers (our house pianist Chenyin Li says, ‘Please give me some Classical or Baroque to learn!’). As a pianist, I know that this is the music I find most rewarding. Cover artist Charles Owen evidently feels an affinity with Romantic-era composers such as Schumann. He enjoys engaging with many different composers and styles, from Bach to Jonathan Dove, but he’s fully at home with the many sides to Schumann’s creative identity, as he tells Peter Quantrill. Carnaval is one of the works on Owen’s new album of early works, and he generously shares some valuable playing tips on the 12th piece in the cycle, the fleeting and lyrical ‘Chopin’. Schumann’s Carnaval also resonated deeply with Dame Myra Hess. Her 1938 recording is an outstanding example of her art, says her biographer Jessica Duchen. Hess was another pianist who played composers from the Baroque to her own time: when I listen to her poised interpretation of her transcription of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, I find myself no less transported than I am by Rachmaninov. With its new research and fresh perspective, Duchen’s biography should return the spotlight to a pianist who was once one of the UK’s most celebrated musicians in any genre. The Scores section of this issue features a banquet of Romantic pieces: seven of them, ranging from Frank Bridge’s tender Berceuse (with expert guidance from Matthew Mills) to Schumann’s soaring Aufschwung (introduced by Lucy Parham). This repertoire demands a wide-ranging technical facility, from the softest of touches to the most brilliantly-executed double octaves: I leave you in the expert hands of Mark Tanner, with his masterclass on the Romantic style. Finally, I am delighted to say that the cover album recordings are now available on YouTube (not only for this issue but older ones too). Click on the link below to listen to all the sheet music tracks. A world of pianistic romance awaits you! Bit.ly/PianistSoundtracks editor@pianistmagazine.com Featuring works by GRIEG BRIDGE HENSEL MAYKAPAR SCHUMANN and more Pianist 142 PIECES TO LEARN 13ALL LEVELS AND ALL STYLES performed by Chenyin Li PIANIST ISSUE 142 SOUNDTRACKS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY Listen to all of the sheet music tracks. Simply search for Pianist magazine on your Spotify account DON’T MISS OUR FREE ONLINE VIDEO LESSONS www.youtube.com/ PianistMagazine Pianistwww.pianistmagazine.com PUBLISHER Warners Group Publications plc Director:Stephen Warner Publisher:Collette Lloyd EDITORIAL Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK Editor:Erica Worth editor@pianistmagazine.com Tel:+44 (0)20 7266 0760 Marketing:Bethany Malcolmson bethany.malcolmson@warnersgroup.co.uk Design:Richard Hallam ADVERTISING Advertising Manager:Lauren Vine lauren.vine@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)1778 392402 Mobile:+44 (0)7503 707023 READER SERVICES UK & WORLD SUBSCRIPTIONS Pianist Subscriptions Department Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK Tel:+44 (0)1778 392483 Fax:+44 (0)1778 421706 subscriptions@pianistmagazine.com DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS www.pianistm.ag/digissues DISTRIBUTION To find a shop near you that stocks Pianist, contact our distributor: nikkim@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)1778 391171 BACK ISSUES backissues@pianistmagazine.com Tel:+44 (0)1778 392483 FOR ALL OTHER ENQUIRIES Contact:Collette Lloyd,Publisher Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK collette.lloyd@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)7920 713998 Registered Address:Warners Group Publications,West Street,Bourne, Lincs,PE10 9PH.© Warners Group Publications plc.All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission strictly prohibited.Every care is taken in compiling the magazine and no responsibility can be taken for any action arising from information given on the papers. All information,prices and telephone numbers are correct at the time of going to press.No responsibility can be taken for unsolicited manuscripts,photographs or transparencies. Printed by Warners Group Publications plc.
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lovega in Ea jam

Ben

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Romantically inclined

As I write, I am listening to the slow movement of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto over the radio (beautifully played by Nikolai Lugansky with the CBSO). How can anyone not be moved by music that touches the heart so deeply? When selecting scores for each issue, I am aware that I lean towards Romantic composers (our house pianist Chenyin Li says, ‘Please give me some Classical or Baroque to learn!’). As a pianist, I know that this is the music I find most rewarding.

Cover artist Charles Owen evidently feels an affinity with Romantic-era composers such as Schumann. He enjoys engaging with many different composers and styles, from Bach to Jonathan Dove, but he’s fully at home with the many sides to Schumann’s creative identity, as he tells Peter Quantrill. Carnaval is one of the works on Owen’s new album of early works, and he generously shares some valuable playing tips on the 12th piece in the cycle, the fleeting and lyrical ‘Chopin’.

Schumann’s Carnaval also resonated deeply with Dame Myra Hess. Her 1938 recording is an outstanding example of her art, says her biographer Jessica Duchen. Hess was another pianist who played composers from the Baroque to her own time: when I listen to her poised interpretation of her transcription of Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, I find myself no less transported than I am by Rachmaninov. With its new research and fresh perspective, Duchen’s biography should return the spotlight to a pianist who was once one of the UK’s most celebrated musicians in any genre. The Scores section of this issue features a banquet of Romantic pieces: seven of them, ranging from Frank Bridge’s tender Berceuse (with expert guidance from Matthew Mills) to Schumann’s soaring Aufschwung (introduced by Lucy Parham). This repertoire demands a wide-ranging technical facility, from the softest of touches to the most brilliantly-executed double octaves: I leave you in the expert hands of Mark Tanner, with his masterclass on the Romantic style.

Finally, I am delighted to say that the cover album recordings are now available on YouTube (not only for this issue but older ones too). Click on the link below to listen to all the sheet music tracks. A world of pianistic romance awaits you!

Bit.ly/PianistSoundtracks editor@pianistmagazine.com

Featuring works by GRIEG BRIDGE HENSEL MAYKAPAR SCHUMANN and more

Pianist 142

PIECES TO LEARN 13ALL LEVELS AND ALL STYLES performed by Chenyin Li

PIANIST ISSUE 142 SOUNDTRACKS NOW AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY Listen to all of the sheet music tracks. Simply search for Pianist magazine on your Spotify account

DON’T MISS OUR

FREE ONLINE VIDEO LESSONS

www.youtube.com/

PianistMagazine

Pianistwww.pianistmagazine.com

PUBLISHER Warners Group Publications plc Director:Stephen Warner Publisher:Collette Lloyd EDITORIAL Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK Editor:Erica Worth editor@pianistmagazine.com Tel:+44 (0)20 7266 0760 Marketing:Bethany Malcolmson bethany.malcolmson@warnersgroup.co.uk Design:Richard Hallam ADVERTISING Advertising Manager:Lauren Vine lauren.vine@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)1778 392402 Mobile:+44 (0)7503 707023

READER SERVICES

UK & WORLD SUBSCRIPTIONS Pianist Subscriptions Department Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK Tel:+44 (0)1778 392483 Fax:+44 (0)1778 421706 subscriptions@pianistmagazine.com DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS www.pianistm.ag/digissues DISTRIBUTION To find a shop near you that stocks Pianist, contact our distributor: nikkim@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)1778 391171 BACK ISSUES backissues@pianistmagazine.com Tel:+44 (0)1778 392483 FOR ALL OTHER ENQUIRIES Contact:Collette Lloyd,Publisher Warners Group Publications plc West Street,Bourne,Lincs PE10 9PH,UK collette.lloyd@warnersgroup.co.uk Tel:+44 (0)7920 713998

Registered Address:Warners Group Publications,West Street,Bourne, Lincs,PE10 9PH.© Warners Group Publications plc.All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission strictly prohibited.Every care is taken in compiling the magazine and no responsibility can be taken for any action arising from information given on the papers. All information,prices and telephone numbers are correct at the time of going to press.No responsibility can be taken for unsolicited manuscripts,photographs or transparencies. Printed by Warners Group Publications plc.

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