Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10

14-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor by Franz Liszt. Recorded at the Cremona International Music Academy's Winners Concert in the performance hall of the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy.

Chopin Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin at the 2014 SMU Institute for Young Pianists in Dallas, TX. Nio won 1st prize in their piano competition for students in grades 4-6.

Schubert Marche Militaire Duet with Disklavier Piano

Marche Militaire Op. 51, No. 1 composed by Franz Schubert performed using the video synchronization feature on the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Pro Grand Piano.

For more information on Yamaha Disklavier Pianos, visit: http://www.yamaha.com/disklavier

Original Compositions for Piano, 4 Hands - Volume 1 (A Selected Group) Piano Duet. By Franz Schubert. This edition: LB1778. Piano Duet. 112 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (50261660) See more info...

2008 Schmidbauer Piano Competition Invitation

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An invitation to all eligible pianists to enter the inaugural 2008 Schmidbauer International Young Artists Piano Competition.

http://www.schmidbauercompetition.org

Reduced-Size Keyboards Part 2

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Part 2 covers reactions and testimonials from pianists who have used the 7/8 reduced size keyboard, including Dr. Anita Renfroe from Millersville University.

In addition, Sarah Evans and Peter Davis from Bob Jones University share their results from a research study measuring pianists' adaptability to the 7/8 keyboard.

To get more information on David Steinbuhler's keyboards, visit: http://www.steinbuhler.com.

Reduced-Size Keyboards Part 1

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From the 2007 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Dr. Carol Leone demonstrates the benefits of the 7/8 Reduced Size Keyboard, including preventing injuries and allowing pianists with smaller hands the ability to play repertoire that they were incapable of doing before.
To get more information on David Steinbuhler's keyboards, visit: http://www.steinbuhler.com

Intermediate Piano Repertoire

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Heather and Jordan review two series of intermediate piano repertoire collections. One is "Piano Literature from The Developing Artist Library by Nancy and Randall Faber. The other is "The Festival Collection" edited by Helen Marlais. To learn more about studying piano pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu.

Sabre Dance

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Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). Originally recorded on October 27, 2006.

Performed by Mario Ajero, Mary Cooper, Gene Moon, and Ron Petti from Stephen F. Austin State University.
This 2-piano version is a 1991 copyright of N. Jane Tan, published by Piano Ensemble International, Inc. http://www.pianoteams.com

Piano Sonata by Aaron Copland

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As I approach the end of the semester here, time is really tight to produce any new episodes of The Piano Podcast. So I've decided to go into "re-run" mode for a little bit and upload some of my old episodes that I had not uploaded to blip.tv. I hope you stay subscribed as I have some fresh new episodes planned for this summer. Here's a performance of me playing the first movement of Aaron Copland's Piano Sonata.

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Gershwin Piano Concerto in F

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Here's the performance of the first movement of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F featuring piano soloist, Chris Reeves, and the Orchestra of the Pines directed by Gene Moon. For more info on studying piano at Stephen F. Austin State University, visit: http://music.sfasu.edu

Chris Reeves Interview

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This a bit of a video blog mixed with an interview segment with one of my pedagogy students, Chris Reeves. We give a sneak preview of his performance of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F with The Orchestra of the Pines which will be featured on the next episode of The Piano Podcast.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - mvt. 3

Here is the final movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 performed by Amy Cheng, pianist, and the Orchestra of the Pines directed by Gene Moon.

If you're viewing the embedded YouTube video here on my blog, this is a compilation of all 3 movements along with the interview with Moon and Cheng. If you want to skip to the finale, click on the 4th thumbnail or go directly to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo9V-P3F0NU

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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor - mvt. 2

Amy Cheng, pianist, and the Orchestra of the Pines directed by Gene Moon, present the first movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor - mvt. 1

Amy Cheng, pianist, and Gene Moon, Director of the Orchestra of the Pines, present the first movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

Amy Cheng & Gene Moon Interview

I interview Amy Cheng, pianist and Gene Moon, Director of the Orchestra of the Pines about the upcoming video podcast of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor.

Amy Cheng holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Yale University School of Music. She has studied extensively with Claude Frank and Wha-Kyung Byun and performed in master classes with Emmanuel Ax, Boris Berman, Leon Fleisher, Murray Perahia, Gary Graffman and Mischa Dichter.

If you're interested in making a donation to support the Orchestra of the Pines or the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University, please call: (936) 468-4602