Les pianistes is a group of ardent Hong Kong pianists who have been working with one another for years. The gathering and consolidation of the group are based on one common ideal: to break the invisible barrier of the so-called canon of the piano literature by sharing music which is rarely performed, seldom heard, not frequently recorded, newly written, miserably overlooked and neglected in oblivion, etc., in scrupulously and creatively organized live concerts.
Though only founded in 2012, members of Les pianistes have started this unique musical practice since long ago and critical acclaims have been yielded on these pianists for bringing not less than this illuminous list of composers, namely Godowsky, Blancafort, Bortkiewicz, Medtner, Mompou, Ropartz, Alexandrov, Ponce, Gnattali, Mignone, Guastavino, Earl Wild, de Severac, Vladigerov, Jongen, etc. to light in the relatively conservative musical environment in Hong Kong. We also promote the music of such living composers (with some of whom we even have personal contacts) as Alexander Rosenblatt, Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Kyoko Yamamoto, Nikolai Kapustin, Marcela Fiorillo, Federico Ruiz, to name but a few, extensively.
With the launch of this blog, we are happy to present some of our best live recordings or home-made recordings either from our concerts or from various private occasions. We would also like to introduce interesting and highly recommendable recordings, music, scores, in other words, any fascinating stuff about music, from the unique perspective of Les pianistes, here.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once declared that "Without music, life would be an error". To live a less erroneous life, come join us for some better music.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Sounds from heaven - Carlos Guastavino



常有人問我, 為什麼我們只彈些別人不識的曲目, 為什麼不彈流行的, 例如貝多芬, 莫札特等等. 其實對我而言, 我不是刻意要彈別人不認識的曲目, 只是剛好我喜歡的那類型的曲子, 都不是主流的那一類型.

例如這位我非常非常喜歡的阿根廷作曲家Carlos Guastavino, 他的作品令我覺得有"此曲只應天上有"的感覺. 旋律像詩般優美, 但又夾雜着一種淡然的哀傷. 在悲傷的時候, 聽着他的曲子, 望着世間的一切, 頓時有種世界變得美好了的感覺.

以下這首是一首Guastavino 比較簡單的作品, 是出自Cantos Populares 的第六首. 這套曲子每一首我也非常喜歡.


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