Mad props to Grieg, seriously. I am moved, so very moved by listening for the first time with both ears to his Piano Concerto in A minor (Op. 16) - it's so moving, I don't even know how to describe it ( Read more... )

Seriously, bummed here.  I was so looking forward to the PianoTexas International Academy Festival's Amateur Concerto Concert tonight.  (Ha, try saying that tens times fast.)  But I found out that the Winners Concert (tonight) isn't free like the other auditions were, but instead is a whopping twenty-five bucks, which is a lot if you were planning ( Read more... )

As promised, to the lovely 
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