Dr Plett plays this amazing prelude by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Recorded with a phone at his home in Germany. Helmut is an old friend of mine from the years spent in the city of Padova (Italy). Back then, he sometimes asked me to listen to his playing in preparation for exams in the conservatory and I will never forget our many dinners with other dear friends. There is a ‘historically’ very important moment that we shared together: the victory of our 5 aside football team in the final of the University of Padova tournament, held at the same time as the 2010 football World Cup... It was an extremely hot day, we only had one substitution, final score: 6-5, I scored 3 goals (in spite of a swollen toe..), Helmut saved a penalty kick after improvising himself goalkeeper (following the injury of our official one..).. against all the odds we beat the team who had been winning it every year.. CHAMPIONS !!?? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theclavierist If you enjoy the channel you can support it by 'buying me a coffee' :-) #rachmaninoff #rachmaninov #piano #pianomusic #romanticpiano #russianmusic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-udhKirh_Cg

I re-propose here the majestic 'Larghetto' by Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) of a few weeks ago (same recording). The movement is a sort of prelude to a sonata in C minor. Follows, this time, the complete second movement, an Allegro, obviously taken at a tempo coherent with my view of this music (same for the Larghetto). And coherent with Joachim Quantz's pulse indications translated into metronome marks by Donington in his 'Interpretation of Early Music', which are considered by the author 'problematic' (as being too fast). Well.. if one considers that the 'unit' is made of two parts/ticks (like a pulse anyway) and not one, the problem is solved! Quantz's speeds are slower than what one might expect in the modern world but things become playable and to me everything makes absolute sense in an 18th century context. In the past they played music slower than what we do today. Rhetoric prevails, rather than a 'fantastikall' display of mechanical technique. What does this music remind you of? Both the Larghetto and the transition to the Allegro.. I couldn't believe it ? but it is.. famous piece, big name ? if you think that you can have a good guess WRITE IT IN THE COMMENTS below! I am very curious to know whether the same thing jumped to your mind! The 'big name' certainly knew this music when he composed the 'more famous' piece.. Mr Bellicanta, the Clavierist Instrument: English harpsichord by Peter Barnes Tuning: Vallotti - a' = 415 Hz https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theclavierist If you enjoy the channel you can support it by 'buying me a coffee' :-) #baroque #galuppi #harpsichord #englishharpsichord ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE9bmRdoN1o

Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778) was described by one of his contemporaries: 'A conceited papist, an evil-living man, but a God gifted genius for melody'. I play here the 'Andante' of the second sonata from the 1756 publication, which contains eight sonatas. Mr Bellicanta, the Clavierist Instrument: English harpsichord by Peter Barnes Tuning: John Barne's 'Bach temperament' - a' = 415 Hz https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theclavierist If you enjoy the channel you can support it by 'buying me a coffee' :-) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf6mHnIVfJk

Here is a Scarlatti sonata that has been often played on guitar. I experiment with a different tuning, John Barne's 'Bach Temperament' as set by tuning app Cleartune, so it may not be exactly as the original, I don't know. It is 'milder' than 1/6 comma meantone, but seems to retain a certain 'spiciness' which suits this music. I use the back 8' register and couple the two 8' registers for the repeat of the second part. Mr Bellicanta, the Clavierist Instrument: English harpsichord by Peter Barnes Tuning: John Barne's 'Bach temperament' - a' = 415 Hz https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theclavierist If you enjoy the channel you can support it by 'buying me a coffee' :-) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz2iowjCIR8