In this episode I talk about Pizzicato. It's easy to neglect pizzicato because we don't encounter plucking in every piece, and it often seems fairly straight-forward, with only a few notes and chords occasionally needing to be plucked. But if you think about it, it is almost like playing a different instrument, and worth spending a bit of time on. Plucked notes don't project nearly as well as notes played with the bow, because the sound fades away very quickly. Therefore in order to be heard the

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli playing Beethoven 5 #beethoven | Legendary Musicians

IT'S BEETHOVEN WEEK! For our final 2020 hat tip to the iconic composer, in celebration of this 250th Birthday, we'll be posting some of our favorite performances of his work from competitions past. First up: from 2017, Leonardo Pierdomenico - Pianist with the Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, op. 7. Enjoy! #beethoven #beethovenat250 | The Cliburn