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5 EDITORIAL Music and revolution 6 LETTERS Your thoughts and comments 8 NEWS & EVENTS Avant-jazz pioneer Cecil Taylor dies aged 89 | Maria João Pires reveals reason for retirement | London Piano Festival to commemorate Debussy centenary | Sony Classical signs German pianist-composer Hauschka | and more… 10 ONE TO WATCH British pianist Tyler Hay plays the music of John Ogden 13 COMMENT Can words capture the essence of music?
14 ILL-TEMPERED CLAVIER Specialist musical terminology and its detractors 22 PERSONAL TOUCH Yevgeny Sudbin introduces his new recording of Rachmaninov concertos 38 WHERE THE ACTION IS Piano highlights at Musikmesse 2018 41 KEY NOTES The rules of pedalling – and when to break them 45 SHEET MUSIC The Raymond Variations by S G Potts 50 LEADING THE WAY Leeds International Piano Competition enters a new era
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53 LIVE REVIEWS Concert coverage from London and Boston 60 INNER JOURNEY Francesco Piemontesi sets out on a survey of Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage 62-74 NEW RELEASES CDs, DVDs, books and sheet music 76 TAKE FIVE British jazz giant Stan Tracey 78 MUSIC OF MY LIFE Roberto Prosseda
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FEATURES 16 POSTIVE INFLUENCE Brilliant young French pianist Lise de la Salle finds inspiration in J S Bach for her latest album spanning three centuries of music 25 FANNING THE FLAMES Benjamin Ivry explores the revolutionary role of the piano in the protests of 1968 31 FINISHING TOUCH Schumann’s last sonata receives its belated premiere 35 SCALING UP Tradition meets innovation at Blüthner Pianos in Leipzig, Germany
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