Word: pianos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Otto found writing ideas everywhere. His fondness for roses blossomed into a book about the joys of that flower. His love for the piano led to a biography of pianist Glenn Gould. For years, Otto and former senior editor Ruth Brine, a skilled violinist, met regularly during the lunch hour to play duets. "We had three-sonata lunches," Brine recalls. She once dreamed that the sessions had exhausted all the music in the world, but Otto reassured her that that could never be the case. For Otto Alva Friedrich, there was always another sonata to play, another rose to cultivate...
...accordion may bring to mind visions of polkas and Lawrence Welk, but to the Cajuns it is the cornerstone of their distinctive sound. First introduced into Louisiana in 1850, the diatonic Cajun accordion has 10 melody buttons (instead of the more familiar piano keys) on one side and two bass accompaniment buttons on the other. "The Cajuns liked the accordion for two reasons," says Savoy. "No. 1, you could break half the metal reeds and it would still play. And No. 2, it was loud...
...Freedom Sessions actually contains two versions of what seems to be one of McLachlan's favorites--she includes an untitled addition to the final track of the album. Having originally written the song for guitar, McLachlan's first version of "Hold On" is her attempt to transpose it to piano. The track is also the only one on the album to feature Sarah alone, with only her own keyboards as backup, and emphasizes her exceptionally pure voice...
...Concert Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. 876-0956, ext. 120. Faculty member Sally Pinkas and Evan Hirsch, duo pianists, present Visions de L'Amen by Messiaen on Monday, May 1 at 8 p.m. Longy Chamber Orchestra perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2. Longy faculty member Jocelyn Lopatin, piano, presents a concert of Works by Bach, Beethoven and Liszt on Thursday, May 4 at 8 p.m. All concerts are free...
...spare time, Peterson says he enjoys surfing on the Internate and playing the piano, but he says his two small children, ages one and three, keep him active enough...