Pianist

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Sketches of Spain

Pianist

Your chance to HAVE YOUR SAY

THE PIANIST’S PIANIST Nelson Freire (1944-2021) • Known for his retiring demeanour and respect for the score, Brazil’s most cherished classical pianist will be missed. John Evans recalls time spent in his company

FIVE OF THE BEST • Nelson Freire on disc

Open book • The foremost Spanish pianist of his generation, Javier Perianes talks to Peter Quantrill about the joy of opening a new score and the organic path of his own career

GOING IT ALONE THE VALUE OF HANDS SEPARATE PRACTICE • Approached methodically, practising hands separately is undoubtedly among the most effective ways of perfecting what we’re playing, says Mark Tanner

Single-handed success • Mark Tanner’s tips for using hands separate practice in three of this issue’s scores

BE KIND TO YOUR NEIGHBOURING NOTES NIMBLE CHROMATICS • Chromatic writing – whether appearing in scales, thirds or octaves – can unnerve even the most accomplished pianist: all it takes is some clever fingering. says Graham Fitch

THE SCORES • Pianist 124 • Read the lessons • zPlay the scores

NARCISA FREIXAS DIU QUE UNA ROSA… • This dreamy Catalan miniature will benefit from a steady bass line and an understanding of subtle pulse changes. Melanie Spanswick talks you through it

GRANADOS EL CAMINANTE (THE WANDERER) FROM SIX EXPRESSIVE STUDIES • In this hypnotically atmospheric piece from Spain’s most revered composer, it’s all about sound and technique: Nils Franke looks at Granados the teacher

DEBUSSY LA SOIRÉE DANS GRENADE • In order to conjure up the languid steaminess of an evening in southern Spain, Lucy Parham suggests establishing a steady pulse before giving way to the rubato heat

BEGINNERS KEYBOARD CLASS • LESSON 51: EXERCISE FOR REPEATED NOTES

Melanie SPANSWICK • Iberian Mist

Georges BIZET (1838-1875) • Habanera from Carmen (arrangement)

MELANIE Narcisa FREIXAS (1859-1926) • Diu que una rosa…

Enrique GRANADOS (1867-1916) • Lento con tenerezza, from Stories of the Young Op 1 No 6

Félix LE COUPPEY (1811-1887) • Spanish Air, No 29 from L’ABC du piano

Santiago de MASARNAU (1805-1882) • Waltz in G from Le Parnasse No 2 Op 10

Enrique GRANADOS (1867-1916) • El Caminante, No 3 from Six Expressive Studies

Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) • Serenata Andaluza

Mateo ALBÉNIZ (1755-1831) • Sonata in D

Isaac ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909) • Winter from The Seasons Op...