In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Glass also wrote them for himself. Etudes are ...

Glass's piano Etudes are frequently performed and recorded in a way that isn't true to the score. It's time to return to what was actually written by the composer When, in 2019, I first got my hands ...

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These two piano etudes are both intellectually challenging and technically demanding. Both compositions are atonal. With a five-notes cluster in the left hand that reaches the lowest key and another ...

Composer David Rakowski loves to write piano etudes. He’s created 100 of them. Etudes developed in the 19th century as short practice pieces. They help musicians focus on a technique or build strength ...

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This is a relatively new work from a Finnish composer, which involves wiping the piano keys with a rag at the same time as playing. It’s great if your keyboard is looking a little on the mucky side.

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