Pianos
The life and work of Thomas Wiggins, who toured as “Blind Tom,” has been given more attention in recent years. Source
Marc-André Hamelin’s recording features fantasias on Italian opera by Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg, who faced off onstage in 1837. Source
With their showrooms closed this spring, instrument dealers around the country report surprise at the robust numbers. Source
Playing transcriptions of symphonies or ballets used to seem gimmicky. Younger pianists see it differently. Source
It hasn’t mastered Chopin or Debussy, but it can eke out a decent “Jingle Bells.” Source
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