Monthly Archives: January 2014

Field of Glory?

Young, talented Irish lad, pianist, is apprenticed to an Italian piano maker based in London, with whom he travels by coach to St Petersburg. He settles there, demonstrating pianos, performing and gradually making his name, moves to Moscow and builds … Continue reading

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Nocturne – A Little Night Music

If a musical quiz were to pose the question: ‘What type of musical composition links the composers Czerny, Fauré and Britten?’, one might toy with the idea of Etude as an answer, or perhaps Prelude, or even Opera, if we allow … Continue reading

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