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PROGRAM NOTES: STEPHEN HOUGH FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 27 The nocturnes are Chopin’s most intimate and personal utterances. Some are wistful, some reflective, some melancholy, some faintly troubled and some serenely joyful. All are sensuously beautiful, suffused with … Continue reading
Stephen Says: Naked men: what’s the problem? Stephen visits Vienna’s Leopold Gallery and muses, “it’s strange how we create artificial boundaries of tolerance.” Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a … Continue reading
Stephen Says: Arresting a Cold: an encounter with honey and the law Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically acclaimed musician, composer, journalist, … Continue reading
Stephen Says: Ravel and Debussy are “completely different animals.” Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically acclaimed musician, composer, journalist, painter and blogger! … Continue reading
Stephen Says: “… the most intricately tricky, frustratingly fiddly, accident-prone little beast I ever wasted hours learning in my youth.” Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; … Continue reading
Stephen Says: clean the keys! Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically acclaimed musician, composer, journalist, painter and blogger! As we approach … Continue reading
Stephen Says: There is only one way to comb through Saint-Saens hair-raising concerto… with a comb. Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically … Continue reading
Stephen Says: What’s a little vomit, compared to forgetting the music? Read the Stephen Hough’s full blog for the Telegraph here English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically acclaimed musician, composer, journalist, … Continue reading
English pianist Stephen Hough is a true Renaissance man; he is a critically acclaimed musician, composer, journalist, painter and blogger. As we approach Stephen’s November 25th concert at the Chan Centre, join the VRS in our newest blog series Stephen … Continue reading
Program Notes: Marc-AndrĂ© Hamelin Alban Berg: Piano sonata, Op. 1 “Among the most auspicious Opus Ones ever written,” was Glenn Gould’s assessment of Alban Berg’s piano sonata. Berg wrote this work in 1907-08 while studying with Arnold Schönberg. Originally … Continue reading
