The Oxford Piano Festival, held annually in Oxford, UK, is one of the few educational courses to film almost every session during their festival, and this allows us to hear a wealth of extremely interesting piano classes given by renowned pianists, all at our fingers tips on YouTube.
Russian pianist Nikolai Luganksy has been a favourite for many years, and I particuarly appreciate and admire his Rachmaninoff readings. In this class, he discusses Chopin’s Second Sonata in B flat minor Op. 35 and the Scherzo in B flat minor Op. 31, Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 1 and 9, and Prokofiev’s Fourth Piano Sonata Op. 29. This particular festival was held at the JdP Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, in July 2023. I previously published a master class with Lugansky around seven years ago, but this one is a more in-depth session, and I do hope you enjoy it.
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Melanie Spanswick has written and published a wide range of courses, anthologies, examination syllabuses, and text books, including Play it again: PIANO (published by Schott Music). This best-selling graded, progressive piano course contains a large selection of repertoire featuring a huge array of styles and genres, with copious practice tips and suggestions for every piece.
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