
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
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The Cross-Eyed Pianist is a blog about music and piano playing, and culture in general, written by pianist and piano teacher Frances Wilson. Get Articles on repertoire, teaching, concert and exhibition reviews, music ephemera, video, sound clips, and other related material.
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
6d ago
Distinguished music publisher Edition Peters have published the first-ever urtext edition's of of Fantasistykker (Fantasy Pieces) Op. 39 and I Blaafjellet (In the Blue Mountain) Op. 44 by Norwegian composer Agathe Backer Grøndahl ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
3w ago
Teach a child to play the piano and you will almost certainly additionally grant them regular access to an inspirational teacher who will coach them and rehearse the priceless skills they need to learn all other school subjects ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
Guest post by Dakota Gale, part of his Notes from the Keyboard series for adult amateur pianists Back in 1970, when my mom was 18, she composed the first section of the only piece of piano music she’s ever written. Perhaps inspired by copious amounts of listening to Debussy and Satie, the music just poured ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
A one-day workshop for pianists exploring the dance forms familiar to J S Bach that he used in his Partitas, Suites, and throughout his other collections of keyboard music ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
Guest post by Luca Bianchini Mozart is said to have written a catalogue of his works, which he reportedly began in 1784 and completed in 1791—or so it was believed until recently. The Thematic Catalogue, held in the British Library in London, is a small, ninety-page book in excellent condition. It is bound and features ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
American pianist James W. Iman continues to release groundbreaking albums which challenge convention ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
2M ago
A big thank you to every one who reads, comments upon, shares and contributes to this site Wishing you a very happy and music-filled 2025 Frances The Cross-Eyed Pianist ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
2M ago
Imagine a future in which it’s almost impossible for enthusiastic, musically gifted children to reach their potential. A future in which state education is completely devoid of music ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
2M ago
On this album, Kacperek artfully displays the creative possibilities of these variations, which were a way of exploring a theme for these composers, often not their own, and taking it to the next sublime level ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
2M ago
Classical music is swathed in tradition and culturally conditioned thinking. The traditions of concert-going, for example, are well-known and show little sign of relaxing, despite the best efforts of more forward-thinking musicians, ensembles, concert managers and venues. Likewise, the score is regarded as the ‘sacred text’ of classical music wherein lies the composer’s ‘intentions’, and ..read more