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Solitude in corona times, Soledad – Piazzolla

It was quite obvious to me my new blog would have a relation with the corona crisis we’re experiencing. A blog not build on an “interesting” musical subject or piece of music but a reflection of these times of crisis

By Paul, 10 months8 months ago
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The rubato story, Chopin – Nocturne in E minor.

When depicting the musician as the artist who plays with passion and expression, tempo rubato is an important issue. And a difficult one for sure. Because , in its very essence, it can only be an individual,  personal way of playing. Which makes it difficult to judge.Describing rubato as a Read more…

By Paul, 11 months1 month ago
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The bar as one, Allegro – Blasco de Nebra.

One of the hardest things when explaining time and rhythm to a student is the bar: it’s function other than the  visual structure on the page. What does it do, what does it actually keep together? A number of beats, yes, but what does that “do” when playing the music? Read more…

By Paul, 12 months8 months ago
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Manuel Blasco de Nebra: Sonata in C minor – Adagio

Though reading this blog you might think otherwise I’m not a regular radio listener. But when I do listen it’s Klara, the Flemish classical radio station,  I like most. They still have that atmosphere of awe and wonder when talking about music. In fact, that’s their slogan: “blijf verwonderd”, stay Read more…

By Paul Hoffman, 1 year8 months ago

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