Jacob’s Piano plays Mariage d’Amourin a similar manner. Both musicians usetempo rubato(stolen time),a musical technique that involves the subtle alteration of tempo for expressive purposes. For me, it enhanced the emotional response to the music. Jacob Ladegaard from Copenhagen, Denmark, aka J...
REGINA SPEKTOR Begin to Hope (Sire) "Fidelity" "Lady" Despite its ultra-femme, bargain bin Lilith Fair(y) title, Regina Spektor's first album on major label dime, Begin to Hope, is a sly middle finger to the proverbial slings and arrows of the NYC music world circle jerk around her....
Cecilia said, “Both our parents taught us music. Our mom was a music teacher – and also part of a home school music co-op.” Tessa said, “Our mom played piano and sang – and always put us in classes. We learned how to play trumpet, clarinet and piano when we were very young....
Finally, the BBC website is a monopolistic disgrace, and absolutely illustrative of the Corporation’s overweening ambition; what I callcorporate ego. It should be reduced to news headlines and links to programmes. It is a massive drain on programme budgets and generally speaking a vanity project...