Watch the video Support me on Patreon, or leave a tip in the Tip Jar. Any and all support is gratefully received and much appreciated! About this project In this video I […]
2 min read
0
George Nevada – Ninette’s Musette (from Romantic Impressions)
Ninette’s Musette is a beautiful romantic miniature by German composer George Nevada. It is one of a number of pieces in the collection titled from Romantic Impressions. Ninette’s Musette featured in ABRSM’s […]
2 min read
0
Bach – Prelude in C Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (BWV 846)
This is my interpretation of Bach’s Prelude in C Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846. I remember this being a “must play” piece at school, among those of us […]
1 min read
0
Valerie Capers – Billie’s Song (from Portraits in Jazz)
This is my interpretation of the gorgeous piece Billie’s Song, by American pianist and composer Valerie Capers. It is one of 12 pieces from her book Portraits in Jazz, in which each […]
1 min read
0
Christian Sinding – Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauschen), Op. 32 No. 3
Mr Sinding, this piece is a bit more than a mere rustle! But, I think, a perfect match for the spring we’ve been enduring (I mean, enjoying) here in tumultuous Wellington, New […]
2 min read
0
Caroline Tyler – Little Whale Explores The Calm Sea
This piece is very special indeed. It accomplishes so much as a Grade 1 piano exam piece (ABRSM 2023/24). Using so few notes, and in the space of so few bars, Tyler […]
2 min read
0
Enya – Miss Clare Remembers (1988)
I am in awe of Enya’s Miss Clare Remembers. Such a gorgeous gem, crafted with so few notes yet not a single note too many. It is, quite simply, exquisite. Alongside the […]
2 min read
2
Enya & Nicky Ryan – Watermark (1988)
I would have been about nine or ten years old when Enya’s album Watermark appeared in our house on cassette tape. Was it a birthday gift, or a Mother’s Day gift for […]
2 min read
0
Brahms – Intermezzo in B Minor, Op. 119 No. 1
A recording of Brahms’ Intermezzo in B Minor, Op. 119 No. 1. This piece takes me back to the late 1990s when I was a student at Victoria University (Wellington, New Zealand). […]
2 min read
2
Pescetti – Presto from Keyboard Sonata No. 6 in C Minor
This is Presto, the third movement from Keyboard Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, by Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pescetti (1704–1766). Presto was in ABRSM’s 2023–24 repertoire list for Grade 4 Piano, […]