Category Archives: Music

Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for solo piano

Posted on August 3, 2021 by johnkersey

Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances are his last major work, completed in 1940. The composer left two versions of the piece, for orchestra (premièred in January 1941 by the dedicatee, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra) and for two pianos (premièred in … Continue reading →

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The Quarterly Review, August 2021

Posted on July 30, 2021 by johnkersey

http://www.quarterly-review.org/endnotes-august-2021 by Stuart Millson “Our musical world has been reshaped by the Covid crisis – but we also face challenges from those who wish to destroy high-art, those “cultural commentators” who seek to dismantle the intrinsic European cultural reference points … Continue reading →

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Artist’s choice – rare repertoire

Posted on June 21, 2021 by johnkersey

My personal selection of favourite recordings of rare repertoire on my YouTube channel.

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Artist’s choice – standard repertoire

Posted on June 21, 2021 by johnkersey

My personal selection of favourite recordings of standard repertoire on my YouTube channel.

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Launch of new YouTube channel

Posted on May 4, 2021 by johnkersey

I have launched a new YouTube channel which can be found here. The channel includes my lockdown recordings as well as other, mostly rare, piano works from my recorded catalogue.

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John Kersey plays Medtner Sonate-elegie, op. 11 no 2

Posted on April 23, 2021 by johnkersey

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951): Sonate-elegie (Sonata no. 3) (07:09) John Kersey, piano Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021 Artwork: Alexej Kondratjewitsch Sawrassow (1830-97) – Winter (1870)

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John Kersey plays Medtner Sonata reminiscenza, op. 38 no. 1

Posted on April 23, 2021 by johnkersey

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951): from Forgotten Melodies book 1, op. 38 (1920) 1. Sonata reminiscenza (Sonata no. 10) (17:38) John Kersey, piano Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021 Artwork: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900) – Little Russian Ox-Cart in Winter (1866)

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John Kersey plays Medtner Canzona matinata and Sonata tragica, op. 39 nos. 4 and 5

Posted on April 21, 2021 by johnkersey

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951): from Forgotten Melodies book 2, op. 39 (1920) 4. Canzona matinata (00:15)5. Sonata tragica (Sonata no. 11) (05:10) John Kersey, piano Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021 Artwork: Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) – Kostchei the Deathless (1900)

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John Kersey plays Schubert Allegretto in C minor, D.915

Posted on April 20, 2021 by johnkersey

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) – Allegretto in C minor, D.915 (05:54) John Kersey, piano Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021. Artwork: Edvard Munch (1863-1944) – Autumn in the forest (1880)

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John Kersey plays Brahms Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op. 24

Posted on April 20, 2021 by johnkersey

Johannes Brahms (1833-97) – Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, op. 24 (1861) (30:30) John Kersey, piano Recorded at home during the national lockdown of 2021. Artwork: Thomas Cole (1801-48) – The Voyage of Life: Youth (1842)

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