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Latest Scores
- Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest)
- Love Letter (The Boys in the Boat)
- The Great Collapse (The Boy and the Heron)
- Sanctuary (The Boy and the Heron)
- Master of the Tomb (The Boy and the Heron)
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Latest anecodotes
- A duet under the bedIt was in the eventful year, then, of 1813—the year of “Il Figlio per Azzardo”, with its obbligato accompaniment for lamp-shades of “Tancredi” and of “L’Italiana in Algeri”—that Rossini was… Read more: A duet under the bed
- Imogen Cooper on a lesson with Alfred BrendelHe was a wonderful teacher. He is extremely articulate and very demanding. He made no concessions to my age. In my first lesson, I was playing a Schubert piano sonata,… Read more: Imogen Cooper on a lesson with Alfred Brendel
- A typical recital in England in 1897John E. Borland described in a paper of June 1897: It was customary to commence with a Bach prelude and fugue (usually perverted from one intended for the organ), a… Read more: A typical recital in England in 1897
- A party pieceIrish pianist and composer George Alexander Osburn (1806-93) was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and a director of the Philharmonic Society. One of his most popular compositions… Read more: A party piece
- Rachmaninoff as a young studentFrom 1882, nine-year-old Rachmaninoff moved to St Petersburg to study at the conservatoire. In the comfortable knowledge that, even if he did not practice, his efforts were more successful than… Read more: Rachmaninoff as a young student
Latest Quotes
- Habit is stronger than willpower or inspirationIn writing, habit seems to be a stronger force than either willpower or inspiration. Consequently there must be some little quality of fierceness until the habit pattern of a certain… Read more: Habit is stronger than willpower or inspiration
- Trombone Shorty on writer’s blockSometimes, I’ll work through it, and sometimes, you know, you might have to make a couple of test bottles or test wines, and it helps you get closer. But if… Read more: Trombone Shorty on writer’s block
- The inexpressible depth of musicThe inexpressible depth of all music, by virtue of which it floats past us as a paradise quite familiar and yet eternally remote, and is so easy to understand and… Read more: The inexpressible depth of music
- Joe Hisaishi on the score of The Boy and the Heron“I did not want to describe emotions or scenes through music. I wanted to be at a certain distance from the story and the characters, and I wanted to be… Read more: Joe Hisaishi on the score of The Boy and the Heron
- Rachmaninoff practising slowlyAbram Chasins visited Rachmaninoff in Hollywood: Arriving at the designated hour of twelve, I heard an occasional piano sound as I approached the cottage. I stood outside the door, unable… Read more: Rachmaninoff practising slowly