It’s quite possible that God invented the circle and, inadvertently, set it in eternal motion, which no one has ever been able to stop. The composer shows the way with signs that are more or less difficult to decipher, but almost always, almost always, reducible to curves. Even the beast, the one that eats bookshelves…
Título: Der Klangfischer: Zehn Stücke für Klavier musikalische Anregungen und pianistische Gedanken Der Klangfischer: Zehn Stücke für Klavier musikalische Anregungen und pianistische Gedanken ist ein Lehrwerk, das sich an junge Pianist:innen und Ihre Klavierlehrer:innen richtet. Zehn kurze Stücke von Manuel Pedro Ferreira werden erstmals in Partitur der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Von jedem Stück ausgehend werden von Luisa Tender, spezifische pianistische Fragestellungen behandelt.…
Ritmo Magazine Cover and interview El momento de Bomtempo After a flight from Lisbon to Madrid, Luísa Tender relaxes and tells us about her latest project, the Sonatas of the Portuguese composer João Domingos Bomtempo, which she has recorded for the Grand Piano label. Link for full interview at ritmo.es November, 2019, by Gonzalo Pérez…
O pescador de sons: desafios para piano em dez peças inéditas Author: Luísa Tender, Manuel Pedro Ferreira See videos here: Filme 1. Le gymnaste: O pino do acordeão Filme 2. Le gymnaste: Swing Filme 3. Le gymnaste: Dupla extensão Filme 4. Le gymnaste: Valsa simples Filme 5. Le gymnaste: Repete ao espelho Filme 6. Le…
Piano sonatas are pre-eminent in Bomtempo’s oeuvre. They show a diverse range of influences from Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven but contain many original features, not least incendiary scalar passages and dramatic hand crossings. Full of lyricism, counterpoint and often exceptional virtuosity, these features reach a peak in the monumental Piano Sonata, Op. 20, one of…
