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Hank Zauderer is a violinist and an artist. He regularly hosts an evening classical music program at NPR radio station KUSP in Santa Cruz, California. In the past he was a member of several symphony orchestras and chamber music groups. In particular, he loves the study of great composers and feels that music composition so often reflects the key events that took place in a composer's life.
Hank's taste includes the old Gregorian Chants and related religious works as well as music of the Baroque, Classical, and the Romantic period. Some of his favorites include Mahler, Edward Elgar, Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, and Benjamin Britten.
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Jitka Cechova!
Posted: Wednesday | 07.28.10
Jitka Čechová, Pianist
I am amazed at the number of excellent pianists whose playing I enjoy, yet they are new to me. On this CD, Jitka Cechova performs the Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, as well as Liszt’s B-Minor Sonata and Mephisto Waltz number 1.
Brahms was a pianist before he started to compose music. For me, there’s always a sense whether the performer is capturing what I believe Brahms’ intentions were. And I like Cechova’s lyrical, passionate energy and expressiveness. The composer also often included themes of folk tunes. In this case we hear a Hungarian reference in the 3rd movement that Cechova plays delightfully and in fine rhythm. The Finale, too, is a lyrical beautiful movement, and the performer does a fine job with it, as well.
Personally I am not a Liszt fan, so I’ll skip any comments on that part of the CD.
Here is Jitka Čechová, Pianist, in B. Smetana’s Bagatelles and Impromptus, as well as the Idyll in G major: