Daniel steibelt adagio in a minor

The playful, melancholic genius of Erik Satie

Poetry that blends music, mortality and fame

In the second part of this lesson, Richard Barrett asks you to lend your ears to the sounds of the silver screen for real-life context

Marc-André Hamelin (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Mark Elder Hyperion CDA67143 The practical requirements of Busoni’s Piano Concerto – a chorus and enormous orchestra – on top of the f

Great pianist who was self-taught from the age ...

Gargantuan in scope and scale, Busoni’s Piano Concerto is ferociously complex – demanding both virtuosic solos and expansive accompaniment from its pianist – and structured in a way that makes Beethov