Miho's favorites

There are so many great pianists in the world. However when it comes to Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, which is one of my favorite Piano compositions, it was difficult to find a pianist who can play it in a way which filled my satisfaction.   and I've been looking for a great pianist for that piece.  My husband and my taste are often the same so he was also looking for it.  and finally, finally we found a very gifted pianist !  Her name is Tiffany Poon .  She is definitely a genius pianist.      Tiffany Poon - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2     Very expressive and unbelievable talent.  We both feel so great to listen to this performance.  Her performance is very dynamic, with many ups and downs, flowing with emotion based on the music story.  Maybe her way of performance matches with our image of this composition's story ? and matches with our taste ?  And when we watched all her other performances, they are all fantastic, ex

I guess I'm a romanticist.  I love romantic music, romantic people, romantic places, romantic scenery, romantic fashion and romantic generation.  Here are my top 10 Romantic classical piano music below,  Top 10 Romantic classical piano music  1. Liebestraum ( Dream of Love ) by Franz Liszt  This is heavenly sweet & romantic music. Liszt composed it while in the middle of a burning love, very passionate and sweet. It's a killer music to me, definitely my number one romantic piano music.  When it comes to this piece, I love Hiroko Nakamura 's playing the best.  Very emotional and when I'm closing my eyes while listening to her playing it, it gets even more touching.  Hiroko Nakamura : Liebestraum - Franz Liszt     2. Waltz in A Minor - Frederic Chopin  This is a magnificent piece !  Very very emotionally romantic and it's super touching. This was used in the movie " Desire for Love" , which is a biographic movie o

  “Chopin was the sweet evening star, who shone only for a moment “       - Camille Saint-Saens According to Franz Liszt  “  Chopin’s bearing had so much distinction, and his manners such a cachet of good breeding that one naturally treated him as a prince. “ - Franz Liszt  We recently bought a new biography of Frederic Chopin called “ Chopin - Prince of the Romantics “ By Adam Zamoyski   !  There are several Chopin’s biography books.     We’ve read several and we think this is the best biography of Chopin, because a lot of new information has come to light in the last 30 or so years, and this book updates a lot and shines new insight into Chopin.  The above house is Frederic Chopin's birthplace.  And above it, the lady to the left is a portrait of his mother Justyna Chopin and to the right is a portrait of his father, Nicolas Chopin. While reading this book, we felt transported back in time for an in depth look at this myster

Perhaps the most mysterious legend about Mozart is that of the " Masked Messenger ". This mysterious masked messenger is also known historically as the "Man in Gray" , "The Mysterious Messenger" , "The Gray Messenger". The story of the masked messenger was featured prominently in the movie “ Amadeus ".           Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart How much of this story is true ? When Mozart died in the early morning hours of December 5, 1791, he left his final masterpiece, the Requiem , unfinished. A few months later, a completed score of the Requiem was delivered to its anonymous commissioner. How was the Requiem completed and how would Mozart have completed it had he lived? These mysteries have tantalized musicians for over two centuries. Mozart received the commission to compose the Requiem from the “ Mysterious Messenger" in the summer of 1791.  The Messenger paid half the commission in advance,