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.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Sketch of Jazz

There are not many jazz piano pieces written for left hand alone, besides the Kapustin Seven Polyphonic Pieces for left hand Op. 87. Therefore this album "Sketch of Jazz" by the Japanese composer Kensaku Tanikawa is very precious for jazz lovers. All pieces in this album are written for left hand only and different jazzy styles are well adopted in five stylistic gems. This one, the Lounge Music, is the most beautiful and romantic one from it and has been recorded by the prolific Japanese pianist Izumi Tateno (館野泉), who is famous for his explorations of piano works from Northern Europe, his highly captivating rendition of Piazzolla's and Narareth's works in two pianos and his advocacy of piano literature for left hand alone.


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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Two other Cantos by Guastavino

In darkness, we tried to jog back the memories of the past - the simplicity, the peacefulness, the contentment.

...which in the end we only brought nothing back to the real world but loneliness and emptiness.




This is the feeling these songs by Guastavino gives me.

 
Cantos Populares No.1


 
Cantos Populares No.9
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