After driving in a clapped out Renault 4 all the way from Lausanne to Köln, Keith Jarrett and his producer Manfred Eicher found out the requested piano hadn't been delivered to the Köln Opera House.

Organised by the then 17-year-old music promoter Vera Brandes, the show had a lot of promise, but not in the way she thought.

Jarrett had selected a Böserdorfer 290 Imperial full grand piano, but there was some confusion in the Opera House backstage when a beaten and broken mini-grand was found. Thinking the right piano had arrived, it was placed on the stage. This piano was broken is so many ways, had trouble holding tune, and movement was creaky and rustic.

By some theatre magic, is was tuned by a local as best as could be, and the rustic, abrasive nature of the piano was embraced by Jarrett, as this live recording went straight into jazz royalty, and became the best-selling piano solo album ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skkiVoI7sBk

#Jazz #Köln #Cologne #KeithJarrett #Piano #Concert #MusicHistory

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Robert Schumann:
„Figurierter Choral“ aus „Album für die Jugend“ op. 68 Nr. 42
Clara Schumann:
Romance es-Moll op. 11 Nr. 1
Robert Schumann:
Intermezzo e-Moll op. 4 Nr. 2
Robert Schumann:
„Träumerei“ aus „Kinderszenen“ op. 15 Nr. 7
Johannes Brahms:
Intermezzi Nr. 1 & 2 op. 117
Cécile Chaminade:
„Souvenance“ aus "Six romances sans paroles" op. 76 Nr. 1
Fanny Hensel:
Mélodie H-Dur op. 5 Nr. 1
...
Sophie Pacini (Klavier)

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https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/programm/frauenbilder-abendkonzert-2026-05-17-100.html

#music #classic #piano

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#SergeiProkofiev /#Сергі́йПроко́фєв/ 1891 – 1953

#PianoConcerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1913, 1924)

#NikolaiLugansky #Piano

#OrchestrePhilharmoniqueDeStrasbourg
#MarkoLetonja

#musik #music #musique #musica #modernistmusic #Prokofiev

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pji4JURpe5Q

Wrongtools announces Pianesque cinematic Kontakt instrument https://rekkerd.org/wrongtools-announces-pianesque-cinematic-kontakt-instrument/

#Cinematic #experiment #Granular #Kontakt #piano #Wrongtools

Plein Publiek: Andy Pavlov

De Balie, Friday, June 5 at 05:30 PM GMT+2

Andrija Pavlović, also known as Andy Pavlov, is a pianist and composer. Blending piano, orchestral, and electronic music, he developed a style uniquely his own that traverses genres and boundaries.

With seventeen albums, a successful piano duo, LP Duo, and contributions to theatre, film, and television, Andy Pavlov’s oeuvre is remarkably wide-ranging. Yet experimentation has always remained at its core.

In 2015, together with LP Duo and a group of scientists at TU Delft, he developed the innovative musical instrument DUALITY Portable Hybrid Piano. In 2022, he was Artist in Residence at Delft University of Technology, where he researched the connections between quantum physics and music.

Stefan Malešević speaks with Pavlov about his rich and diverse body of work.

Plein Publiek is a series of in-depth interviews with leading creators, selected by our own programmers. Expect intimate conversations with exceptional voices that will make you think.

Start your weekend with a drink, a good conversation, and fresh insights in the welcoming atmosphere of our Pleinzaal, located on the vibrant Leidseplein.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/plein-publiek-andy-pavlov

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@Pierrette

Have a look at the Mendelssohn-Playlists

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgSnaIxhQ8MA5uRpuPXS4lQ

#music #classic #piano