Allan Evans, the author of this webpage, passed away on the afternoon of June 6, 2020. He was 64 years … Continue reading
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In Transition
There they were. Caught when Maria-Mary-Miriam was getting some news from an angel. Botticelli’s use of light, form and … Continue reading
Irén Marik: a fragment hunt
After 9/11 I panicked over having the only known copies of Irén Marik’s 100+ hour archive and began to … Continue reading
Edward Said’s piano teacher recalls Ignace Tiegerman in Cairo.
When you play, use your imagination, make things happen. This way the music will be alive! – Ignace Tiegerman Tiegerman: … Continue reading
A first hearing of Artur Schnabel
The agony of recording. Artur Schnabel disliked the idea and the reality was even worse when he began to … Continue reading
Caution: Debussy unleashed!
” Musically, Debussy felt himself to be a kind of auditory ‘sensitive’. He not only heard sounds that no other … Continue reading
Lifting the lid on Debussy’s Canope
Debussy’s Canope seems to clash with the other occupants inside his second book of Prèludes, or to obtrude among anything … Continue reading
Debussy in Bartók’s hands.
Bartók was a good listener, especially when transcribing with scientifically accuracy thousands of field recordings made during his excursions into … Continue reading
Shh! Debussy sleeps!
Other than some snoring, what was going on inside Debussy’s head? At a certain point, change was in the works, … Continue reading
Chopin through the back door
Just gave a class to Mannes grad students on Chopin. So much attention focuses on his Parisian existence that … Continue reading