Where is the Music

By Alberto L. Ferro

From Classical to Jazz, Rock to Folk, modern to ancient, we will explore the content, meaning and beauty of music. Learn about musical pieces, styles, ideas; hear what music means from artists, musici... more

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October 30, 2023 Ep. 19 - Vibrations of Genius: Beethoven’s Musical Revolution - Piano Sonata op.22
Today I’ll explore some fundamental aspects of Beethoven’s music through one of his early-mid works, the Sonata in B-flat op. 22. The revolution operated by the composer is about the power of sound as vehicle for carrying energy and tension: his masterful command over the musical form has transformed the way we enjoy and create music, from his contemporaries to today’s listeners.
L.v.Beethoven Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat op. 22
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October 23, 2023 Ep. 18 - A Statement – John Coltrane and ‘My Favorite Things’
How does a delightful nursery rhyme from the classic movie “The Sound of Music” transform into an historic jazz recording, and why? In the hands of John Coltrane, possibly the most influential saxophonist in jazz history, the famous song ‘My Favorite Things’ becomes the opportunity for a artistic statement that transcends the technical and the musical in order to inspire social change.
The recordings I mention in this episode:
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October 16, 2023 Ep. 17 - Directions – Thoughts on Musical Creativity
Sharing some ideas on creativity: thoughts coming from practice and teaching music, quotes from different sources, ideas that have touched my mind and slowly worked their way to the heart.
Today I am freely elaborating on what it means for me to be creative musically.
Michelangelo's Prisoners or Slaves
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October 09, 2023 Ep. 16 - Making Jazz - An Inside Look
I’m opening the door to my practice room, showing and commenting on what happens when I work on Jazz creativity and improvisation.
I take two famous jazz compositions from the standards repertoire, one by Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, historical figure in be-bop saxophone improvisation, the other by Duke ‘The Duke’ Ellington, quintessential figure in jazz history.
You can listen the two pieces in their original version here:
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October 02, 2023 Ep. 15 - Pressure - The Challenges of Performance
An episode designed for music practitioners, players of all levels and age, who have their questions regarding performance anxiety, what it is, why it matters, and how to deal with it. I will elaborate on the different types of pressures we feel with regards to music, and give a few ideas to confront it.
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September 25, 2023 Ep. 14 - Diving into the Past - Ravel's Minuet
Maurice Ravel’s attitude towards the past can inspire us to look at the present with very different eyes. In ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’ the French composer transports our imagination to a forgotten world of beauty and taste, allowing us to wonder: what is the meaning of beauty? And, is beauty just an appearance?
In today’s episode I will focus on the Minuet from the Suite for piano ‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’ trying to connect the dots on why for some of us might be important to look at the past, particularly a classical one.
Minuet, Orchestra version by the composer: https://open.spotify.com/track/0rrr1sLi7PAssbtr99xLTE?si=1c00b24dae624b20
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September 18, 2023 Ep. 13 – Music and Architecture - The Bach Example
With the help of Bach I will introduce and discuss aspects of music that are relatable to Architecture, particularly the visual experience of space, colour, and time. A Fugue is an example of how a composer uses the acoustic space and time to effectively broadcast an artistic message (in Bach’s case, a religious one), tapping directly into our own imagination, inspiring contemplation.
Here is the recording mentioned: J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in Eb minor n. 8, BVW 853, from Well Tempered Klavier Book I, performed by Sviatoslav Richter
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July 24, 2023 Ep. 12 – Everything is Connected – The Power of Music
In this episode I will pick and comment on some insightful quotes about music by the world class Pianist and Conductor Daniel Barenboim.
The book where I read from is entitled “Everything is Connected; the Power of Music” (link below).
The conversation today moves around the nature of music, its role and importance for human development, the challenges of learning and performing music. I hope you enjoy!
“Everything is Connected: the Power of Music”, by D. Barenboim, 2010: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Everything_Is_Connected/Ev--_diOSdQC?hl=en&gbpv=0
“The Game of Playing”: https://www.albertoferro.com/the-game-of-playing

All musical excerpts are from the Well Tempered Klavier Book I, by J.S.Bach.

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July 17, 2023 Ep. 11 - The Inner World of a Pianist - ‘The Piano’ 1992 Movie Soundtrack
This episode opens the floor to movie soundtracks: the compositions that Michael Nyman wrote for ‘The Piano’ in 1992 are today still in the ears and hearts of the public, particularly the pianists. I offer my thoughts on why this music is so powerful and talk about some of the symbolic and technical dimensions emerging from the two most known pieces, ‘The Heart Asks Pleasure First’, and ‘Big My Secret’.
'The Piano' Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/2QxIR22Sj9xGc4mOTN550A?si=xddufoQ6Sp6mLsQDKyXHKw
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Links to my work:
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July 10, 2023 Ep. 10 – Human, too human. Music and Poetry in Mozart.
In this episode I talk about the ways in which music can communicate human emotions through its relationship with language and poetry. Mozart was one of most successful composer when it comes to inform music with poetic devices, from the expressivity of a melody to the inner rhythm of a phrase.
The relationship between music and literary forms goes a long way and there would be too much to say: today I show a few ideas borrowing from Mozart’s piano repertoire.
Mozart, Sonata in G, K283, Mov. II Andante
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Links to my work:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alberto.l.ferro/
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