dead composers
Dear friends of piano music, only a dead composer is a good composer. In any case, you get the impression when you see the programs of the concerts and recordings. Of course, the music of Chopin, Mozart and Bach, Schubert and Schumann is of immortal and timeless beauty and has all right to be omnipresent. The music, which many of us still find difficult to access and "modern", is mostly that of the early 20th century, so it is already around 100 years old. But what about the living composers? I've spotted some lately whose music isn't bulky and atonal, whose music touches the heart instead of tickling the ear and challenging the intellect, and I'm incredibly excited. This is an exhilarating and new experience for me, because until recently I, too, had very, very difficult time with the music of living composers. Two examples: during my studies, a composer friend of mine who was a bit older gave me a piece of his own and asked if I wanted to play it. He gave me 3...