A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2
Johannes Brahms' Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2 is surely one of the most beloved short piano pieces from the Romantic period. The second from the set of six…
Brahms’s Buried Treasure
The six Klavierstücke that make up the op. 118 set were published in 1893 and dedicated to Brahms’ lifelong friend, Clara Schumann. In the late summer of 1893, Brahms sent…
On Singing
I had always sung in choirs and choruses from my childhood to the end of my student days, and one of the highlights of my week as a postgraduate student…
The Myth of the Instant Fix
I have admitted before that I like to stand outside institutional practice room doors and listen to what is going on inside. So often the practiser is just hammering through…
Spot the Difference
I used to like those spot-the-difference cartoons that appeared in the comics I read as a lad. At first glance, both images look the same but you have to look…