This week we are rerunning a series of Songs of the Day dedicated to collaborative pianists by NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on June 24, 2016. Ending the week on a transcendent, serene note, I’m returning to Leonard Bernstein at the piano...
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Tchaikovsky Recital (Vishnevskaya/Rostropovich)
This week we are rerunning a series of Songs of the Day dedicated to collaborative pianists by NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on June 23, 2016. This week I’m still exploring the role of the accompanist, especially from unusual, unsuspected...
Gerald Moore: The Unashamed Accompanist
This week we are rerunning a series of Songs of the Day dedicated to collaborative pianists by NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on June 22, 2016. Since we’re looking at the art of “the collaborative pianist” I think it’s time to hear from Sir...
Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe (Ludwig/Bernstein)
This week we are rerunning a series of Songs of the Day dedicated to collaborative pianists by NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on June 21, 2016. I once was criticised as having “played like a conductor”. Or so I thought. The critic said...
Schubert Lieder (Fischer-Dieskau/Richter)
This week we are rerunning a week of Song of the Day dedicated to collaborative pianists by NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on June 20, 2016. This week I want to focus on what we now call the “collaborative” pianist. I believe this is what...
Shirley Verrett
We revisit a week of Black American spirituals curated by Michael Barrett. This post originally ran on October 2, 2015. For my final choice of this week’s survey, I have a selection of six from the amazing Shirley Verrett in live concert from the 1960s. Ms. Verrett...