Sigismund Thalberg, Liszt s rival, was one of the great pianists of the nineteeth century. Before an 1837 keyboard duel between the two, Liszt penned an essay charging Thalberg s music with impotence and monotony. Modern tastes have awarded Liszt the palm, but, as pianist Stefan Irmer points out here in his own booklet notes (in German, French, and English), observers at the time would not have been unanimous in that judgment. He includes a hilarious commentary by Heinrich Heine, not naming Liszt but praising Thalberg in terms that unmistakably refer to him: The frail women are no less fond of [Thalberg], even though he does not appeal to their sympathy with epileptic fits on the piano, even though he does not speculate on the extreme sensitivity of their tender nerves....

This second version of eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method offers everything you need to learn how to play and more! Over 300 step-by-step lessons start with the basics, such as hand position, rhythm, and playing on black keys, and move on to reading music notation, sight reading, scales, and much more! Piano teacher Irma Irene Justicia, M.A., who has taught at the renowned Juilliard School of Music, guides you through over 70 large-format video demonstrations of techniques.

This video documentary provides a survey of 18 extraordinary keyboard artists that dominated the concert world in the mid 20th century, from Ignaz Paderewski to Claudio Arrau. Using footage that was painstakingly collected over a two year period, THE ART OF PIANO features rare clips of eighteen amazingly talented pianists who reached career heights at the middle of the 20th century. Featuring legends like Rachmaninoff, Hofman, Horowitz, and Glenn Gould performing live and on film, the theme of the video is tied together through interviews and commentary by conductors including Sir Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim.

Virtual Piano is a powerful simulation of various musical instruments. Apart from a regular piano, the program can also simulate over 600 other instruments and various sound effects! The user interface is extremely easy but powerful. If you don't understand some of the options, you don't even need to! Simply choose your favourite instrument from the box and start playing using your mouse, your computer's keyboard or any other external device...

Whether you have some piano-playing background or you’ve never taken a lesson before, Teach Me Piano makes it easy to learn to play. Over the entire course of study, you’ll learn dozens of well-known songs. Using your computer and a MIDI keyboard, Teach Me Piano has video demonstrations, animations, sound and illustrations to enhance the lessons. An interactive scoring system evaluates your playing and tracks your progress. The easy way to learn to play!

Mysterious Piano music is synthetic 16 success Kingsley, including the great Ice Castle Theme, Memories of Venice ....

Artist: VA
Titul: MDB – Beautiful Voices 045 (Piano Chill mix)
Date of realise: (2009)
Style: instrumental / Chillout
Tracks:21
Audio/Quality: 320 / kbps
Size:189.33 MB