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99-year-old Pianist Irving Fields Still Tickles The Ivories
What would you like to do if you live to 99 years old? Irving Fields is almost a century young and he is still playing piano! As a seasoned New Yorker, Irving has played piano for more than 90 years.
He has performed all...
He has performed all...
Great Big Story
Franz Liszt, the first music superstar and his legacy
Discover the life and impact of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who redefined music superstardom, as explored by Gergely Fazekas from the Liszt Academy.<br/>
Great Big Story
Franz Liszt, the first music superstar and his legacy
Discover the life and impact of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who redefined music superstardom, as explored by Gergely Fazekas from the Liszt Academy.
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Madeleine L'Engle
For Madeleine L’Engle, the starry night sky sparked profound questions about life, the universe, and her place in it. Inspired by science and spirituality, her extraordinary works of fiction have captured the hearts and minds of millions.
Great Big Story
Before Beatlemania, There Was Lisztomania
Step into the world of Franz Liszt, the 19th-century Hungarian composer and pianist who revolutionized the very concept of stardom. Unravel the phenomenon of 'Lisztomania' that swept across Europe, turning Liszt into the world's first...
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Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
Learn French With Alexa
Devenir (to become) — Past, Present & Future
Alexa conjugates the French verb DEVENIR (TO BECOME) in the PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE TENSE.
One Minute History
170 - Nina Simone - One Minute History
Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, born in 1933 in North Carolina. She trained as a classical pianist at Juilliard, but switched to performing jazz and blues in nightclubs. Her music was influenced...
Learn French With Alexa
Practise your French C'est VS Il est
In this episode of Alexa's 'Practise Your French' series, Alexa explains the difference between "C'est" and "Il est"!
Professor Dave Explains
Italian and English: Cognates and False Cognates
Words that sound similar in English and Italian.
Music Matters
Nervous About Your Music Exam? - Music Performance
Are you nervous about your music exam? Many people get very nervous when it comes to taking a music exam. In this music performance lesson we begin by exploring the most common symptoms that people experience before going on to consider...
Weird History
Erik Satie | History's Weirdest and Most Eccentric Musician
Erik Satie was a French composer and pianist, born on May 17th, 1866 and by all accounts, he was thought of as a talentless musician in his formative years. At least that’s how Georges Mathias, his professor of piano at the Paris...
Easy Languages
50 Common Greek Verbs Every Beginner Must Know | Super Easy Greek 22
50 Common Greek Verbs Every Beginner Must Know | Super Easy Greek 22
Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our...
Easy Greek is a project to help you learn Greek in an authentic and fun way. We interview people in the streets of Athens and other places in Greece. All our...
Financial Times
No more room for the piano
The piano used to be the heart of the home across social classes but now it's a luxury for those with the space. The FT's Thomas Hale went to St Pancras public piano in London to hear classical pianist Alisdair Hogarth and speak to...
Amphio
Confronting
Pianist Stephen Hough talks about the difficulty of performing Liszt's Sonata. The importance of playing with head and heart and how to use tension to keep the audience engaged.
The March of Time
Duke Ellington composing playing
MOT 1943: NEW YORK CITY: CU Duke Ellington sheet music. Jazz composer pianist bandleader Duke Ellington (1899-1974) sitting at piano in home composing music. Duke playing piano SOT (theme later into 'Perfume Suite') Jazz royalty 'The Duke'
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'She is still and always Joni:' James Taylor, Rufus Wainwright and other stars honour Joni Mitchell
George Takei, Rita Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall and James Taylor, among the celebs who honoured Joni Mitchell on her 75th birthday, talk about her influence as a musician and artist.
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Robotics challenge creates extra digit for piano players
Pianists fitted with a robotic extra thumb can learn to play it, says Aldo Faisal, a professor of artificial intelligence and neuroscience at Imperial College London.
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Benjamin Bernheim stuns at the Salzburg Festival with an intimate recital
On stage, the tenor Benjamin Bernheim often incarnates the role of the lover and he remained true to this at his recital at the Salzburg Festival singing songs from Brahms to Britten and praising love to the highest tones.
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Ouch! Canadian pianist devastated after rare $260K piano ruined by movers
Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt says piano movers accidentally dropped her Fazioli concert grand, damaging it beyond repair.
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News 12 speaks with social media star Nick Blum aka NGXB
News 12 New Jersey’s Jim Murdoch spent the day with the 26-year-old aspiring comedian, who is better known as NGXB.
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Woman playing piano close up shoot
Piano, Performance, Pianist, Musician, Classical Music, Men, Human Hand, Expertise, Musical Instrument, Indoors, Classical Concert, Performing Arts Event, Piano Key, Close-up, Music, Dark, Art, Artist, Entertainment Event, Stage -...
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Woman playing piano close up shoot
Piano, Performance, Pianist, Musician, Classical Music, Men, Human Hand, Expertise, Musical Instrument, Indoors, Classical Concert, Performing Arts Event, Piano Key, Close-up, Music, Dark, Art, Artist, Entertainment Event, Stage -...
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Camera movement over piano keyboard (top view) - Loop
Animation of camera movement over a piano keyboard from the top view. Perfectly usable for all music-related subjects. Created in Adobe After Effects and Blender.