PianoScales blog

Performing Bartók.

2012-01-17T07:48:00.001-08:00

How nice to hear Bartók himself playing his own compositions. The Balcanic cultures are present in every of his melodies.

On Thursdays...

2012-01-10T10:35:00.001-08:00

Well, it is a challenge for me to upload new pieces by Bartók every week. Although recording Bartók ain't a maiden speach, this could be a refreshing experience. Bartók made dozens of fantastic small pieces for piano, as Ten Easy Pieces Sz39, Mikrokosmos, For Children. Even a mature pianist find interesting to work with these little challenges.

Beethoven - Prelude op. 39 nr. 1

2011-12-27T11:07:00.000-08:00

Beethoven - Prelude op. 39 nr. 1

Cool experience with Tonara

2011-11-21T04:21:00.001-08:00

I fiund myself browsing and playing several scores which came for free with Tonara App for ipad. I notice the developer's refined taste in the choice of the works. Tonara has easy access to a dedicated online store where you can buy at a cheap price scores from great masters to perform inside the App.

Mikrokosmos on the go!

2011-08-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

Right now im working to unclasp some new releases for volumes III and IV of Mikrokosmos. I welcome any feedback you wish to leave.

Sonatina

2011-07-18T18:45:00.001-07:00

I am trying to ameliorate and enlarge my collection of sonatinas. So far I recorded some by Haydn and Clementi. I am looking for other composers, Mozart, Beethoven, and more modern ones as the case of Kabalevsky.

Sonatina by Simon Dinnestein

Reger and tonality

2011-06-13T10:07:00.001-07:00

Reger is found teaching organ and composition in Leipzig in 1907, and worked as cappel-meister until 1914. He was neoclassical because the way he deals with tonality, in its later and degenerated forms. His treaty about modulation, where he exemplifies the modulation to every other key is a mark of his neoclassical thinking.

Max Reger, musical discoverings

2011-06-13T03:31:00.001-07:00

German composer, he has a collection of small works for the piano, and I am very fortunate in having a lot of them.