Sentence examples for exceptional piano from inspiring English sources

Brahms himself must have possessed an exceptional piano, because so many of his compositions celebrate the deep bass notes of the instrument — an area that exposes the weaknesses of most pianos, especially small ones.

Making Mitsuko Uchida's thrilling recording of Beethoven's Op 101 and Hammerklavier sonatas the magazine's disc of the year is a wonderful tribute, not only to a pair of outstanding performances, from a year that was distinguished by a number of exceptional piano discs, but to a pianist who now has to be numbered among the finest in the world today.

These are showpieces by a composer in his early 20s who also happened to have an exceptional piano technique.

Not only are they brilliant lyricists, they're also exceptional musicians, who use guitars, drums, pianos, glockenspiel and harmonica to create a diverse spectrum of sounds and feelings.

Mendelssohn's performance of difficult piano music from memory was exceptional but not unprecedented.

However, her voice was not thought to be exceptional; her musical life centred on the piano and on local concerts, at King George's Hall and elsewhere.

Banki's friend Inbal Illsar remembered the slain teen as a talented classical piano player and singer, an "exceptional human being," and an "optimistic and funny" person.

24 at 7). | The final concert offers a contemporary work (by John Harbison), Mozart's Concerto for Three Pianos (featuring Joseph Kalichstein and two exceptional young colleagues, Shai Wosner and Alon Goldstein), and Mendelssohn's "Scotch" Symphony.

She preceded this exceptional disc, with one including the last three piano sonatas, but apart from a set of the concertos that is all the Beethoven she has recorded.

He had been playing with exceptional stylishness; he obtained a hypnotic tone from the piano.

Mr. Elvekjaer brought exceptional grace and fluidity to the rippling runs in the piano.