In 2022, Pietro released Textures, an album containing 4 original preludes that he wrote between 2016 and 2021. These miniatures exhibit a fascinating breadth of musical influence, craftily curating (…)

A piano teacher of mine once theorized that sound waves produced by Chopin in the 19th century must still be traveling somewhere through space. (…)

Emil’s face playfully lights up after being challenged to play the first Goldberg Variation a half step lower than its original key, prompting a choppy but impressive rendition in Gb (…)

In its musical approach, André Previn’s 1967 solo piano record All Alone bears comparison to Keith Jarrett’s The Melody at Night, with You in more ways than one. (…)

Admittedly, my first brush with augmented chords initially reached the pinnacle of about three half-baked assumptions in regard to their use. You either used them to sound (…)