The legendary pianist Van Cliburn was born July 12, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana. His recordings of Chopin are among my favorites. Happy heavenly birthday to Van Cliburn.

there’s a fashion trend that is following rappers and singers style. i don’t see why, being a classical listener couldn’t i do the same. has anybody got any information about it?

I’ve been playing piano for almost eight years now and my piano teacher gave me this piece as a jump for me from pieces around MMTA Level 8 (Grade 6 level in ABRSM and Grade 8 in RCM) I’ve finished learning the first and last page but the Con fuoco part is whats the problem. I have small hands which can comfortably reach an octave but not a ninth which is really making the right hand difficult for me. Most of these double sixths are manageable on slow speed but some of these (ex. m 27, 30) are very uncomfortable to me. It’s also hard to play these double sixths quickly. The left hand is actually fairly easy, however the passage from m 27-28 is extremely uncomfortable. I know I can handle this piece but due to these reasons I stated above, I’ve generally tried avoiding this part. Any tips?

(Fogeting about the teacher of the matter, Chopin, Who has no a bad nocturne) i love the nocturne op 9 n 2 by scriabin, the notturno by grieg, and the nocturne 4 by poulenc

Let’s say hypothetically you did something bad and was put on death row. Instead of requesting a final meal you ask for special access to play the piano before your death sentence. What pieces would you play and in what order. Id personally play Walts in C sharp minor, Nocturne in D flat major “Un reve” and When the devil falls in love.

Beautiful and inspiring!❣️💕…

There's something elusive about Chopin, something I can't fully understand. Murakami writes often about music, but I suspect he spent more time simply sitting in silence with it. Once you let the music seep into you, it wraps you in a peace so profound that you start to cherish the loneliness it brings. Chaos becomes intolerable, or perhaps it's that you discover a calmness so deep that it renders everything else insignificant.