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Many experts believe André Watts was one of the greatest classical pianist of all time. Over the six decades of his career, this celebrated African-American musician performed as soloist with every major orchestra in the United States, and most of the world's finest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Watts recorded a variety of repertoire, concentrating on Romantic era composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, but also including George Gershwin. In 1973 at the age of 26, Yale University gave Watts his first honorary doctorate, and many more awards would follow. At the age of sixteen, Watts made his nationwide debut on CBS-TV's, Young People's Concert series, and was introduced by legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein. You will hear Andre Watts talk about his remarkable life, in an extensive interview with David Dubal at WNCN Radio in New York City in October of 1983. More at http://krobcollection.com

André Watts was on great form for his 1986 Schwetzingen Festival all-Liszt recital. Check out my Classicstoday.com review here https://www.classicstoday.com/review/compelling-liszt-from-andre-watts/; and purchase the recording here https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Recital-1986-FRANZ-LISZT/dp/B007C7FCMK.

We remember classical pianist André Watts, who died last week at the age of 77. He became famous overnight after performing with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic at the age of 16. Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is playing in her last Women's World Cup this month. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2020 for her memoir, One Life. Justin Chang reviews Barbie and Oppenheimer.

We remember classical pianist André Watts, who died last week at the age of 77. He became famous overnight after performing with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic at the age of 16. Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is playing in her last Women's World Cup this month. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2020 for her memoir, One Life. Justin Chang reviews Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Several composers have written “moments musicaux,” or “musical moments,” including Schubert and Rachmaninoff. So has a contemporary American, Joshua Nichols. Jay plays a “moment” from each composer. (Actually, Rachmaninoff gets two.) He also plays music from Brazil, etc. The episode ends with a souvenir of the late André Watts. Rachmaninoff, Moment musical in C major, […]

Several composers have written “moments musicaux,” or “musical moments,” including Schubert and Rachmaninoff. So has a contemporary American, Joshua Nichols. Jay plays a “moment” from each composer. (Actually, Rachmaninoff gets two.) He also plays music from Brazil, etc. The episode ends with a souvenir of the late André Watts. Rachmaninoff, Moment musical in C major, Op. 16, No. 6 Villa-Lobos, Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Villa-Lobos, “A prole do bebê” (complete) Oswald, Elegy Nichols, Joshua, Moment musical, “A great slide with a side of funk” Offenbach, Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffmann” Rachmaninoff, Moments musicaux, Op. 16 (complete) Verdi, “Non so le tetre immagini,” from “Il corsaro” Schubert, Moment musical in F minor, Op. 94, No. 3

Pianist André Watts made his debut at 16 when he was featured in a Young People's Concert, with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Bernstein was blown away by the performance! Find out more in the latest episode of the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.

The great pianist André Watts is returning to Toledo after a 15 year absence. Special guest Bob Bell (President Emeritus of the TSO) joins us to provide the backstory on Watts' longtime relationship with the Toledo Symphony, and we preview some of the other music on the program by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.

durée : 00:58:16 - Liszt et Chopin par André Watts - par : Aurélie Moreau - Avec Liszt, Schubert est son compositeur de prédilection, le van Beethoven part à la redécouverte d'un pianiste américain, le pianiste André Watts. - réalisé par : Vivian Lecuivre

Happy Birthday Ludwig!! Today we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with Dr. Elias Axel-Pettersson. We enjoy the greatness of Beethoven by exploring his phenomenal Piano Sonata 26 Op. 81a, "Les Adieux."A big thank you to Elias and Axel Records for the use this recording in this podcast. Learn more about Elias at: www.eapettersson.com.www.andifloveremains.comHailed for his “rhythmic integrity, singing tone quality, and refinement” (Clavier), Swedish-American pianist Elias-Axel Pettersson has established himself as a formidable soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. A Mason & Hamlin Concert Artist, he has garnered prizes on the national and international level. In 2008, Pettersson formed Duo Giocoso with French violinist Roland Arnassalon; in 2017, he formed Æterna Sirius with pianist Jessica Yam. Pettersson champions contemporary composers, premiering Michael Mauldin’s Petroglyph for Piano (2011), among other works. Pettersson has three albums on the Axel Records label and has cultivated a loyal online following through his website and YouTube channel. He has been a jury member for numerous regional and national competitions.Pettersson is a frequent performer, lecturer, and masterclass teacher throughout the USA, Canada, and Sweden. He is known as a conscientious, patient, and motivational guide, combining his extensive music theory and history background with Alexander Technique in creating a methodical, yet holistic and creative approach. In 2015, Pettersson founded Southwest Piano Festival; in 2018, he became Director of Program Development for Arizona Piano Institute, where he has lectured, taught masterclasses, and performed alongside faculty artists including Nelita True, Elisabeth and Eugene Pridonoff, Pavlina Dokovska, Yuri Kot, and Eckart Sellheim and Dian Baker. In 2019, Pettersson joined the faculty at Adamant Music School and Arizona School for the Arts.Pettersson studied with Paul Stewart, Sergei Babayan, Larissa Dedova, Douglas Humpherys, and Maribeth Gunning; he also played for André Watts, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Arnaldo Cohen, Pavel Nersessian, Dina Joffe, and the Guarneri String Quartet. Pettersson holds a doctorate from l’Université de Montréal. 

Our final episode in a journey and exploration of my discussion of Pictures at an Exhibition with my friend, Elias-Axel Pettersson.www.andifloveremains.comwww.eapettersson.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Festival/Southwest-Piano-Festival-223830754743822/https://www.azpianoinstitute.org/ Hailed for his “breathtaking virtuosity and an intelligent sense of precisely what brings music to life” (Albuquerque Journal) and his “rhythmic integrity, singing tone quality, and refinement” (Clavier), Swedish-American pianist Elias-Axel Pettersson has established himself as a formidable soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. The late Ralph Berkowitz wrote “…Pettersson is a rare musician who can project his ideas from the piano directly into the hearts and minds of his audience.” He has garnered prizes on the national and international level and has been heard on national radio through KHFM and KUNM.​A Mason & Hamlin Concert Artist, Pettersson has collaborated with numerous musicians, including violinists Krzysztof Zimowski, David Felberg, and Guillaume Tardif, violist Henk Guittart, Cantor Josh Perlman, and tenor Michiel Schrey. In 2008, Pettersson formed Duo Giocoso with French violinist Roland Arnassalon; in 2017, he formed Æterna Sirius with pianist Jessica Yam. Pettersson champions contemporary composers such as Arnaud Allary, Alan Belkin, Baptiste Cathelin, Todd Coleman, Alvin Curran, Drea Pressley Tischhauser, Ben Shemie, and Altin Volaj. Pettersson premiered Petroglyph for Piano (2011), a piece written for and dedicated to him by New Mexican composer Michael Mauldin, and performed in a recording of Gabriel Madden’s La Herse (2009), featuring a rare Sauter 1/16-microtonal piano. Pettersson has three albums on the Axel Records label, featuring works ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Janáček and Vine. He has also cultivated a loyal online following through his website and YouTube channel.​Pettersson is a frequent performer, lecturer, and masterclass teacher throughout the USA, Canada, and Sweden, and is known for being a conscientious, patient, and motivational guide with a methodical, yet holistic and creative approach. He aims to coordinate the mind, body, and spirit by combining his extensive music theory and history background with his training in Alexander Technique. His students have won numerous prizes and have been admitted to undergraduate and graduate programs throughout the USA and Canada. He has also been a jury member for national and regional competitions, including the Canadian Music Competition, Prix Opus, Jackie McGehee Young Artist Competition, James R. Anthony Arizona State Honors Competition, and Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, among others.In 2015, Pettersson founded Southwest Piano Festival, a summer performance series dedicated to promoting the art of piano in New Mexico and local talent. In 2018, he became Director of Program Development for Arizona Piano Institute, a non-profit organization that hosts an annual summer festival in Phoenix, AZ dedicated to teaching preparatory and collegiate piano students from diverse musical and socioeconomic backgrounds. He has lectured, taught masterclasses, and performed alongside faculty artists including Nelita True, Elisabeth and Eugene Pridonoff, Yuri Kot, and Eckart Sellheim and Dian Baker. In 2019, Pettersson joined the faculty at the Adamant Music School and Arizona School for the Arts.Pettersson studied with Paul Stewart, Sergei Babayan, Larissa Dedova, Douglas Humpherys, and Maribeth Gunning; he also played for André Watts, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Arnaldo Cohen, Pavel Nersessian, Dina Joffe, and the Guarneri String Quartet. Pettersson holds a doctorate from the Université de Montréal.

Our continuing journey and exploration, part 3 of my discussion of Pictures at an Exhibition with my friend, Elias-Axel Pettersson.www.andifloveremains.comwww.eapettersson.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Festival/Southwest-Piano-Festival-223830754743822/https://www.azpianoinstitute.org/ Hailed for his “breathtaking virtuosity and an intelligent sense of precisely what brings music to life” (Albuquerque Journal) and his “rhythmic integrity, singing tone quality, and refinement” (Clavier), Swedish-American pianist Elias-Axel Pettersson has established himself as a formidable soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. The late Ralph Berkowitz wrote “…Pettersson is a rare musician who can project his ideas from the piano directly into the hearts and minds of his audience.” He has garnered prizes on the national and international level and has been heard on national radio through KHFM and KUNM.​A Mason & Hamlin Concert Artist, Pettersson has collaborated with numerous musicians, including violinists Krzysztof Zimowski, David Felberg, and Guillaume Tardif, violist Henk Guittart, Cantor Josh Perlman, and tenor Michiel Schrey. In 2008, Pettersson formed Duo Giocoso with French violinist Roland Arnassalon; in 2017, he formed Æterna Sirius with pianist Jessica Yam. Pettersson champions contemporary composers such as Arnaud Allary, Alan Belkin, Baptiste Cathelin, Todd Coleman, Alvin Curran, Drea Pressley Tischhauser, Ben Shemie, and Altin Volaj. Pettersson premiered Petroglyph for Piano (2011), a piece written for and dedicated to him by New Mexican composer Michael Mauldin, and performed in a recording of Gabriel Madden’s La Herse (2009), featuring a rare Sauter 1/16-microtonal piano. Pettersson has three albums on the Axel Records label, featuring works ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Janáček and Vine. He has also cultivated a loyal online following through his website and YouTube channel.​Pettersson is a frequent performer, lecturer, and masterclass teacher throughout the USA, Canada, and Sweden, and is known for being a conscientious, patient, and motivational guide with a methodical, yet holistic and creative approach. He aims to coordinate the mind, body, and spirit by combining his extensive music theory and history background with his training in Alexander Technique. His students have won numerous prizes and have been admitted to undergraduate and graduate programs throughout the USA and Canada. He has also been a jury member for national and regional competitions, including the Canadian Music Competition, Prix Opus, Jackie McGehee Young Artist Competition, James R. Anthony Arizona State Honors Competition, and Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, among others.In 2015, Pettersson founded Southwest Piano Festival, a summer performance series dedicated to promoting the art of piano in New Mexico and local talent. In 2018, he became Director of Program Development for Arizona Piano Institute, a non-profit organization that hosts an annual summer festival in Phoenix, AZ dedicated to teaching preparatory and collegiate piano students from diverse musical and socioeconomic backgrounds. He has lectured, taught masterclasses, and performed alongside faculty artists including Nelita True, Elisabeth and Eugene Pridonoff, Yuri Kot, and Eckart Sellheim and Dian Baker. In 2019, Pettersson joined the faculty at the Adamant Music School and Arizona School for the Arts.Pettersson studied with Paul Stewart, Sergei Babayan, Larissa Dedova, Douglas Humpherys, and Maribeth Gunning; he also played for André Watts, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Arnaldo Cohen, Pavel Nersessian, Dina Joffe, and the Guarneri String Quartet. Pettersson holds a doctorate from the Université de Montréal.

​I'm very thrilled to share part 2 of my discussion of Pictures at an Exhibition with my friend, Elias-Axel Pettersson.www.andifloveremains.comwww.eapettersson.com  Hailed for his “breathtaking virtuosity and an intelligent sense of precisely what brings music to life” (Albuquerque Journal) and his “rhythmic integrity, singing tone quality, and refinement” (Clavier), Swedish-American pianist Elias-Axel Pettersson has established himself as a formidable soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. The late Ralph Berkowitz wrote “…Pettersson is a rare musician who can project his ideas from the piano directly into the hearts and minds of his audience.” He has garnered prizes on the national and international level and has been heard on national radio through KHFM and KUNM.​A Mason & Hamlin Concert Artist, Pettersson has collaborated with numerous musicians, including violinists Krzysztof Zimowski, David Felberg, and Guillaume Tardif, violist Henk Guittart, Cantor Josh Perlman, and tenor Michiel Schrey. In 2008, Pettersson formed Duo Giocoso with French violinist Roland Arnassalon; in 2017, he formed Æterna Sirius with pianist Jessica Yam. Pettersson champions contemporary composers such as Arnaud Allary, Alan Belkin, Baptiste Cathelin, Todd Coleman, Alvin Curran, Drea Pressley Tischhauser, Ben Shemie, and Altin Volaj. Pettersson premiered Petroglyph for Piano (2011), a piece written for and dedicated to him by New Mexican composer Michael Mauldin, and performed in a recording of Gabriel Madden’s La Herse (2009), featuring a rare Sauter 1/16-microtonal piano. Pettersson has three albums on the Axel Records label, featuring works ranging from Bach and Beethoven to Janáček and Vine. He has also cultivated a loyal online following through his website and YouTube channel.​Pettersson is a frequent performer, lecturer, and masterclass teacher throughout the USA, Canada, and Sweden, and is known for being a conscientious, patient, and motivational guide with a methodical, yet holistic and creative approach. He aims to coordinate the mind, body, and spirit by combining his extensive music theory and history background with his training in Alexander Technique. His students have won numerous prizes and have been admitted to undergraduate and graduate programs throughout the USA and Canada. He has also been a jury member for national and regional competitions, including the Canadian Music Competition, Prix Opus, Jackie McGehee Young Artist Competition, James R. Anthony Arizona State Honors Competition, and Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival, among others.In 2015, Pettersson founded Southwest Piano Festival, a summer performance series dedicated to promoting the art of piano in New Mexico and local talent. In 2018, he became Director of Program Development for Arizona Piano Institute, a non-profit organization that hosts an annual summer festival in Phoenix, AZ dedicated to teaching preparatory and collegiate piano students from diverse musical and socioeconomic backgrounds. He has lectured, taught masterclasses, and performed alongside faculty artists including Nelita True, Elisabeth and Eugene Pridonoff, Yuri Kot, and Eckart Sellheim and Dian Baker. In 2019, Pettersson joined the faculty at the Adamant Music School and Arizona School for the Arts.Pettersson studied with Paul Stewart, Sergei Babayan, Larissa Dedova, Douglas Humpherys, and Maribeth Gunning; he also played for André Watts, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Arnaldo Cohen, Pavel Nersessian, Dina Joffe, and the Guarneri String Quartet. Pettersson holds a doctorate from the Université de Montréal.

Jay does, and you will too. “Who Cares?” is a Gershwin song, which Gershwin arranged for piano (alone). Jay has André Watts play this. He later has Ella Fitzgerald sing the song, accompanied by another André, Previn. In between, he talks about Gabriel Fauré, and plays him. He talks about Arcadi Volodos, than whom there is no better pianist in the world, Jay says. We hear Volodos in Bach—Bach arranged by Samuil Feinberg, an earlier Russian pianist. We hear more Bach, played by Feinberg himself. And some Callas. And some Offenbach. A wonderful menu of music, with tasty comments to go with it. Tracks played: Gershwin, “Who Cares?,” arranged for piano by the composer Fauré, Violin and Piano Sonata No. 2, third movement Bach-Feinberg, Largo from Bach's Trio Sonata No. 5, BWV 529, for organ Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C major, Book II, “The Well-Tempered Clavier” Cherubini, “Dei tuoi figli la madre,” from “Medea” Offenbach, “Galop infernal” (“Can-Can”), from “Orpheus in the Underworld” Gershwin, “Who Cares?,” performed by Ella Fitzgerald, André Previn, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Jay does, and you will too. “Who Cares?” is a Gershwin song, which Gershwin arranged for piano (alone). Jay has André Watts play this. He later has Ella Fitzgerald sing the song, accompanied by another André, Previn. In between, he talks about Gabriel Fauré, and plays him. He talks about Arcadi Volodos, than whom there […]Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/music-for-a-while/who-cares/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to Music For a While in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

Today's episode of the podcast features the Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 by Johannes Brahms in a performance from 1994 featuring clarinetist David Shifrin, cellist Gary Hoffman, and pianist André Watts.

The great pianist André Watts is returning to Toledo after a 15 year absence. Special guest Bob Bell (President Emeritus of the TSO) joins us to provide the backstory on Watts' longtime relationship with the Toledo Symphony, and we preview some of the other music on the program by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.

Caoilfhionn Rose, a young musician from Manchester, has recorded her first album, due to be released in October. She has previously recorded with The Durutti Column, and Vini Reilly has mentored her. She talks about the challenges of releasing an album, touring, busking, and more. Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose (http://www.caoilfhionnrose.co.uk) Show notes: Caoilfhionn Rose: Awaken (https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/album/awaken) The Passions: Thirty Thousand Feet over China (Apple Music) (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thirty-thousand-feet-over-china/1213998478) Renaissance (http://renaissancetouring.com/band/) Durutti Column: Chronicle LX : XL (https://amzn.to/2NeI8Pm) Caoilfhionn Rose's cover of Joy Division's Atmosphere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcELNWU5Jz4) Gondwana Records (http://www.gondwanarecords.com) Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/info/20016/combined_authority/183/the_mayor_of_greater_manchester) The Sage, Gateshead (http://www.sagegateshead.com) The Bridgewater Hall (https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk) Our next tracks: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2, André Watts, Leonard Bernstein (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rachmaninov-piano-concertos-nos-2-3/255859677) Happy Mondays: Pills 'n' Thrills and Belly Aches (https://amzn.to/2Ne3Hzx) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Caoilfhionn Rose.

André Watts remembers the early years of his career.

André Watts remembers the early years of his career. [39:41]

André Watts remembers the early years of his career. [39:41]

André Watts remembers the early years of his career. [39:41]

Here is my fourth ballad type.This song was made "famous" by Bill Evans (so to speak-it's not famous at all), but it is not his own composition. The composer is Denny Zeitlin.Amy has been a huge supporter of this complex ballad ever since I started working on it in high school. Thanks!And finally, last year at the Siena Hotel, I closed the night with this number, and André Watts tipped me $20 when I was done.Quiet Now