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
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Orli Shaham completes her odyssey through Mozart’s complete piano sonatas ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1w ago
HERTFORDSHIRE FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2024, 7-15 June The Power of 2: Musical and Artistic Dialogues Principal Artists: Katya Apekisheva & Charles Owen, piano duo Featured Living Composer: Tom Randle “The friendly, accessible vibe of Hertfordshire Festival of Music was accompanied by the very highest level of music- making and extremely imaginative programmes in beautiful locations.”Dame ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
2w ago
Dr Michael Low, pianist and pedagogue, leads a masterclass for advance adult pianists at Coach House Pianos London showroom on 1 June. Ahead of the event, get to know Michael, and your host, Frances Wilson AKA The Cross-Eyed Pianist….. Michael Who is your favourite composer for the piano? There are quite a few! Beethoven, Brahms ..read more
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2w ago
This new song by award-winning British composer Thomas Hewitt Jones and Gordon Giles, Canon Chancellor of Rochester Cathedral, was written with much love, compassion and optimism for anyone affected by this challenging disease now, or in the future. The lyrics reflect the poignancy of dementia while also reminding us of the importance of love and ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
3w ago
A SEASON TO SING is a brand new 40-minute work for SATB choir/organ or piano, inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
3w ago
Franz Liszt divides opinion. For some he is regarded as one of the greatest pianist-composers of the Romantic era; for others, he is a showman and a charlatan who wrote vulgar, showy music. In fact, he was a remarkable musician and human being. Sure, as a performer he could be flamboyant and extravagant in his ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
A Vast Obscurity celebrates a number of notable anniversaries in the creative arts, including the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death, the 460th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, as well as the centenary of the death of Song Easel’s featured composer, Gabriel Fauré. The work of poets plays a central role in this year’s series, with ‘obscurity’ a ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
The pursuit of musical excellence is a journey that many musicians embark upon with a fervent desire to achieve perfection. We strive for flawless performances, impeccable technique, and unwavering precision. As an advanced amateur pianist, these are goals to which I too aspire. But the constant pursuit for perfection and an ongoing desire for perfectionism ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
'Sing to the Lord, a new song of creation' is a wonderfully rousing hymn in five verses, with a soaring descant in the final verse ..read more
The Cross-Eyed Pianist
1M ago
It started with this tweet….. I retweeted it because it amused me. But looking at that red cover with the simple outline of a recorder also brought a Proustian rush of memories – of about 20 children sitting in a sun-filled classroom at Maney Hill Primary School in Sutton Coldfield in the early 1970s, with ..read more