Stephen Kovacevich — Piano Recital, Baden/CH, 2015-09-18

Piano recital by Stephen Kovacevich in Baden / Switzerland, 2015-09-18, featuring Alban Berg’s Piano Sonata in B minor, op.1, and Franz Schubert’s last two Piano Sonatas, the Sonata in A major (D.959), and the Sonata in B♭ major (D.960)

Bach: St.John Passion BWV 245

Bach, St.John Passion BWV 245, with the following artists: Harnoncourt / Equiluz (1965), Jochum / Haefliger (1967), Rotzsch / Schreier (1976), Koopman / de Mey (1993), Suzuki / Türk (1998), Gardiner / Padmore (2003), Layton / Bostridge (2012)

Ludwig Senfl: Songs & Instrumental (Diary 2013-03-10)

Ludwig Senfl (ca. 1486 – 1543): Songs and Instrumental Music — Wally Staempfli, Kurt Huber, Fritz Näf, Eugen M. Dombois, Ricercare-Ensemble für alte Musik Zürich, Michel Piguet; Tore Tom Denys, Patrick Denecker, La Caccia

What Makes up a Good Music Teacher?

So much depends on having a good music teacher! I’m not competent to argue whether all of us are born with the talent to become musicians, or at least to love music and to play an instrument well, or whether some or even most of it is a matter of one’s genes, or maybe the consequence of influences / experiences at a very early (maybe even pre-natal) stage — however, for sure, a bad teacher can ruin a lot in one’s musical life! …