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Legacy of a legend

Pianist

Your chance to HAVE YOUR SAY

The heat is on • Summer learning at PIANO WEEK

RAISING THE BAR • Paul Wee talks to Erica Worth about the sense of perspective that comes from pursuing a career in law while playing hyper-virtuoso concertos

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING • Blessed with an admirably grounded demeanour, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason talks to Jessica Duchen about her new recording contract with Sony Classical, her love of Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto and the sibling dynamics in a family with seven ultra-talented children

NOTHING VENTURED BREAKING OUT FROM YOUR COMFORT ZONE • Need to give your playing a new lease of life? Then try the repertoire you’ve always kept at arm’s length, says Mark Tanner

BREAKING IT DOWN TO BUILD IT UP: THE THREE S’S • Delve into Graham Fitch’s toolbox to unearth his most precious items that will help get your pieces up to performance standard in no time – fermatas and all

THE SCORES • Pianist 138 • Read the lessons • Play the scores

THOMAS DUNHILL SWAYING BRANCHES FROM FIRST YEAR PIECES • This calm, contemplative and quiet piece requires a seamless transition of the melody line from one hand to the other, says Melanie Spanswick

CLEMENTI RONDO FROM SONATINA OP 36 NO 4 • With its catchy six-figure semiquaver motif, this sparkling Rondo is crisp, elegant, and a little bit addictive, says Nils Franke

CHOPIN WALTZ IN C SHARP MINOR • With three distinct sections containing a variety of technical challenges, this tender Waltz requires intense work by both hands: Gareth Owen shows how it’s done

HANS-GÜNTER HEUMANN BEGINNERS KEYBOARD CLASS • LESSON 63: MORE WARM-UP EXERCISES

Arnoldo SARTORIO (1853-1936) • Moderato in C

Melanie SPANSWICK • Strolling

Thomas DUNHILL (1887-1946) • Swaying Branches, No 11 from First Year Pieces

Erik SATIE (1866-1925) • Peccadilles importunes No 3

Samuil MAYKAPAR (1867-1938) • The Little Orphan, Biriulki Op 28 No 2

Amy BEACH (1867-1944) • Katy-Dids, No 4 from Summer Dreams Op 47

Amy BEACH (1867-1944) • Katy-Dids, No 4 from Summer Dreams Op 47

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) • Presto from the London Sketchbook K 15l

Samuil MAYKAPAR (1867-1938) • Arietta from Grande Sonatine Op 22

Isaac ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909) • Tango in D, No 2 from España Op 165

Muzio CLEMENTI (1752-1832) • Rondo from Sonatina Op 36 No 4

Mel BONIS (1858-1937) • Prélude Op 10

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) • Sarabande from Partita No 2 BWV 826

Samuil MAYKAPAR (1867-1938) • Pensée fugitive Op 11 No 6

Frédéric CHOPIN (1810-1849) • Waltz in C sharp minor Op 64 No 2

PIANO TEACHER HELP DESK Does no music mean no lesson? • What do you do when your student arrives empty-handed? Don’t send them packing, says Kathryn Page, who has a plethora of ideas up her sleeve

Who was SAMUIL MAYKAPAR? • Samuil Maykapar’s music is so much more than the easy pieces he penned for the beginner-level...