bushofireee's blog post - Classical

The past month I've been reintroduced to classical music. I spent my childhood listening to a mixture of classical and many other genres of music - my mother was an incredible pianist. Before my parents got divorced and we were a stereotypical middle class family, living in a big Regency town house, we had a room with just a grand piano in the middle of it. I would spend hours and hours watching and listening to my mother play, and because of that I have always had a soft spot for the piano in my heart. Music has always been a huge part of my life and I listen to pretty much everything, but have failed to give classical the attention that it so deserves - I've always liked it but have never fully explored and lost myself in its depths until recently..

This piece resonates deeply with me:
So beautiful and touching..

I have recently discovered this guy, Evgeny Grinko, a composer who's performances with other artists are incredible, I strongly suggest checking out his stuff. This solo performance however is something I'm captivated by - I love his somewhat cavalier attitude - dressed casually and smoking a cigarette whilst performing.. I just love it!


...and finally, Nils Frahm. I don't know much about him and have only checked out a handful of his songs/performances but they are all incredible. This piece I'm about to link is remarkable - pushing the limits and developing new techniques and styles. He starts the video by bashing around the inside of a piano with toilet brushes?! ...and then plays two pianos at once?! Somebody commented that this is the future of classical music... who knows?! The piece has much more of a jazz twist than a classical one, but anyway.. ..you really have to stick with this performance to the end as the finale is immense!! I LOVE this!