MUSIC – A MATTER OF TASTE

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Your taste is the best teacher that ever existed in culinary art; and music, by the way! It tells you what music you like to play and how to play it. Actually, it tells you how not to play it. It does this constantly, every time you sit at the instrument. It’s that little voice that, while you play, keeps going: “Mhm, that wasn’t very good… that also… ouch! a mistake… etc.”

BLÜTHNER FACTORY VISIT

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By 1900, Blüthner had become the largest piano maker in Germany, producing around 5,000 instruments per year. More than 165 years later, the fifth generation of the family is watching …

BRITISH COMPOSER AWARDS 2018

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The event was a celebration of new music in a wide variety of genres – not just contemporary classical music for various instrumental and vocal ensembles, but also jazz, sonic art, community/educational projects and works specifically written for amateur/young performers.

THE 10 BEST ELTON JOHN ALBUMS

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John Lewis’ 2018 Christmas advert inspired me to review all of Elton’s 30 albums and list the 10 best ones including my reasons why.

Elton’s career began in the late 60’s. In the 70’s, he released an astounding 12 albums, 6 of which made it into my 10 Favourites list. In 1971, Elton John amazingly released 4 albums, 2 of which are so good they made it onto this list.