I'm Not As Big A Fan Of Order As Erica Is (at Least I Try Not To Be), But Fugues Are Irresistible. I

I'm not as big a fan of order as Erica is (at least I try not to be), but fugues are irresistible. I mean, unless you're John Cage (with whom I once discussed this topic), how you gonna resist a fugue? Go on and tell me how.

She is someone, for me, I cannot imagine as 62 years old. But I am glad. And does she deserve a place on Players+Pianos? Well, it's a stretch, I'll admit, but Wikipedia gives me leave, per this, so I'm doing it:

"The box set Enchanted, was released to acclaim on April 28, 1998 with liner notes from Nicks, as well as exclusive rare photographs, and pages from her journals. Featuring successful solo hits, Nicks also included b-sides, rare soundtrack contributions, duets, covers, demos, live recordings, and a solo piano rendition of "Rhiannon" recorded for the set. The box set was supported with a successful US tour with a more varied set list incorporating rare material such as "Rose Garden", "Garbo" and "Sleeping Angel". The set sold 56,000 units in its first week and was certified Gold."

thingsiatethatilove:

Happy 62nd birthday, Stevie Nicks!  I tried to think of a joke but they were all dumb.  “Edge of 62”?  Nah.

Today is an auspicious day.  Tickets are still available for the First Kiss event.

Opus Posthumous

And herewith we round out the set:

Samson François

Artur Rubinstein

Christian Ihle Hadland

So there it is. Next we'll go into op. 10 no. 1, that arpeggiated, C-majorated delight, more fun in the playing than the listening really. But that's to come tomorrow. Also, I will lay out the full list of piano players listened to and considered for this list. (It's long so I don't want to tack it on here.) Please feel free to let me know the error of my ways or how you'd do it differently.

Whistling

Has anyone ever scored a work for piano and whistle? It seems the sort of thing Ives or Cowell or even Crumb might gave done but I can find no evidence. Perhaps the sound in my head is one I'll have to realize myself.

Portrait of the Artist as Piano Teacher

Something interesting coming tomorrow, in honor of Chopin. I think this could be a lot of fun.

[Image source unknown, but found courtesy of foreverswedish.org]