Reflections From the Keyboard
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The Glorious Decade, Part 4: Composing for the Home Piano
As the piano increasingly became the social center of a home, composers used this opportunity to write more for the keyboard. Find out why, tonight at 10 pm. Oct 5, 2022
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The Glorious Decade, Part 3: Piano Works From Around the World
In case you missed it, we re-air David Dubal 20th century cross-section of piano works from Brazil to Finland to Russia tonight at 10pm. Sep 28, 2022
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The Glorious Decade, Part 2: The Piano Makes a House a Home
A house was not a home without its piano, especially during the years between 1900 and World War I. This glorious decade gave us music of the drawing room, as well as the concert hall. Sep 21, 2022
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The Glorious Decade
David Dubal explores the first, glorious, decade of the 1900s, one of the richest periods of piano composition. Sep 14, 2022
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The Great French Pianists, Part 4
This week on Reflections from the Keyboard, host David Dubal concludes his exploration of the exquisite artistry of French pianists. Aug 10, 2022
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The Art of Transcription, Part 4
In his fourth and final episode exploring transcriptions of great works for the piano, David Dubal highlights transcriptions by Franz Liszt, Vladimir Horowitz, and more. Jul 13, 2022
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The Art of Transcription, Part 3
This week, David Dubal features transcriptions of well-known tunes such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Flight of the Bumblebee” and Schubert’s transcendent ”Ave Maria.” Jul 6, 2022
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The Art of Transcription, Part 2
In the second part of David Dubal's series on transcriptions for the piano, we'll hear arrangements of Mozart by Busoni, Rubinstein's adaptation of Beethoven and much more. Jun 29, 2022
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The Art of Transcription, Part 1
This week, host David Dubal embarks on a four-part series looking at the rich collection of classical and operatic works that have been reimagined for the piano. Jun 22, 2022
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Chopin: Impromptus and Preludes
Tonight on Reflections from the Keyboard, David Dubal continues his exploration of Frederic Chopin’s impromptus and preludes. Jun 8, 2022