Stephen Johnson will discuss them with Llyr Williams and, for those who are choosing the C# minor Op.45 prelude from the AB Grade 8 Piano List C, Benjamin Frith will be helping to take us through that piece too.
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As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Discovering Music today takes us through Chopin's 24 Preludes.
Stephen Johnson will discuss them with Llyr Williams and, for those who are choosing the C# minor Op.45 prelude from the AB Grade 8 Piano List C, Benjamin Frith will be helping to take us through that piece too.
Stephen Johnson will discuss them with Llyr Williams and, for those who are choosing the C# minor Op.45 prelude from the AB Grade 8 Piano List C, Benjamin Frith will be helping to take us through that piece too.
I shall be listening, thanks for that clavicembalo 
Brilliant, thanks, I'd have missed this otherwise!
I'm fed up of Chopin preludes. We've had two full sets on TV in the last month or so
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Mar 21 2010, 06:34 PM) 
I'm fed up of Chopin preludes. We've had two full sets on TV in the last month or so
Whilst I fear we shall suffer a surfeit of Chopinalia this year, at least 'Discovering Music' is more of an illustrated talk/lecture than a recital per se. I have never heard a similar treatment of Scriabin's preludes though or for that matter those of Shostakovich, which being more of a set than Scriabin's, with the additional cohension brought about by the cycle of fifths, might be a better bet.
I didn't listen to it live as I thought I would hear it on the computer under the 'listen again' system. However, I now find that this particular programme is not, and will not be, available on listen again - so I've missed it!
QUOTE(oldnotes @ Mar 21 2010, 08:25 PM)
I didn't listen to it live as I thought I would hear it on the computer under the 'listen again' system. However, I now find that this particular programme is not, and will not be, available on listen again - so I've missed it!
Oh yes it is, oldnotes!
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Thanks Barry. I must have tried too soon as they have made it available and I'm listening now.
Thanks for this. Just listening on iPlayer now!
QUOTE(clavicembalo @ Mar 21 2010, 03:52 PM)
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Discovering Music today takes us through Chopin's 24 Preludes.
Stephen Johnson will discuss them with Llyr Williams and, for those who are choosing the C# minor Op.45 prelude from the AB Grade 8 Piano List C, Benjamin Frith will be helping to take us through that piece too.
Stephen Johnson will discuss them with Llyr Williams and, for those who are choosing the C# minor Op.45 prelude from the AB Grade 8 Piano List C, Benjamin Frith will be helping to take us through that piece too.
Thanks for that as I am going to be learning this piece for my grade 8. I shall definitely have a listen on i-player!
One side effect of this programme was that I marked down 2 further preludes to learn (I was reading through the scores in my book while they were playing the pieces... some were almost impossible to follow! 
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(I was reading through the scores in my book while they were playing the pieces... some were almost impossible to follow! )
QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 22 2010, 02:07 PM)
One side effect of this programme was that I marked down 2 further preludes to learn (I was reading through the scores in my book while they were playing the pieces... some were almost impossible to follow! )
(I was reading through the scores in my book while they were playing the pieces... some were almost impossible to follow! ) Off Topic...Solari I notice you're 'On the Wagon'....how's that going? I try and fail on a weekly basis!
QUOTE(Zoe J @ Mar 22 2010, 02:24 PM)
Off Topic...Solari I notice you're 'On the Wagon'....how's that going? I try and fail on a weekly basis!
Well it's day 1 and counting!
I'll let you know in a few weeks!
QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 22 2010, 02:41 PM)
QUOTE(Zoe J @ Mar 22 2010, 02:24 PM)
Off Topic...Solari I notice you're 'On the Wagon'....how's that going? I try and fail on a weekly basis!
Well it's day 1 and counting!
I'll let you know in a few weeks! Good luck...I find during the week OK...and then it gets to friday night and I can't resist.
QUOTE(Solari @ Mar 22 2010, 02:07 PM)
One side effect of this programme was that I marked down 2 further preludes to learn
(I was reading through the scores in my book while they were playing the pieces... some were almost impossible to follow! )From a pedagogical point of view, did you notice how Chopin used the cycle of fifths in his transition from one prelude to the next?
Shostakovich, both with his 24 preludes and his preludes and fugues, published them in the order of the cycle of fifths, major - relative minor pairs i.e. C maj, Amin, G maj, E min .... and so on.
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