Pianist Henrik Kilhamn takes you on a journey through the great piano repertoire. By showing and commenting on what's really going on in the music, this podcast helps unlock the world of classical music for every listener and music lover.
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This is really two episodes in one: First a thorough analysis of the basic material of Hisaishi's modern waltz classic "Merry-Go-Round of Life" and how the harmony gives life to a continuous motion with all the right colors. And second, a friendly reading of Animenz' virtuosic piano arrangement to see what textures he conjures up! Video: https://youtu.be/Iv8vMTgw3QQ
Chopin shows his masterly touch of the waltz as piano piece in Op. 42: rich textures and imaginative connections in the form that makes it all come together so beautifully. With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video: https://youtu.be/MtRZvAey-4s
Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929) was an organist and composer in my home town Gothenburg, Sweden. Here are three lovely tone pictures for piano, Op. 4, I'm happy to present on the channel! Video: https://youtu.be/npLr5rupoTI
We continue with the calm and magical Largo from Chopin's 3rd piano sonata - a lingering Cantilena provides the frame for an even more intimate deeper dream of the E major middle section. With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video: https://youtu.be/2QG7UvThA44
Henrik Kilhamn unpacks the dense musical matter that makes up the 1st movement of Chopin's 3rd Sonata: heavy marching mixed with ethereal melodies in perfect pianistic balance. Video: https://youtu.be/i9T9I9UHKXI
Debussy wrote a Nocturne in his younger period, a beautiful contribution to the genre with lyrical melodies and intriguing harmonic modulations. With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video: https://youtu.be/dHJdBDgd7UU
Pianist Henrik Kilhamn goes through Brahms Intermezzo in E major, no. 6 from Op. 116, with discussions of meter dispacement, structural reconfiguration and emotional transformation throughout the piece. Video: https://youtu.be/Xjlvl5b4ayo
Pianist Henrik Kilhamn looks at Yiruma's famous "River Flows In You", a tender but catchy instrumental pop song, associated with the Twilight franchise but not actually used in the movie. Video: https://youtu.be/OqgmQEBC75M
Joe Hisaishi is known for his scores to Studio Ghibli films, like this spacious theme from Spirited Away. It features quartal harmonies with a slightly eerie vibe to start with, but settles after a while into a perfect lounge piece. There are a few different official versions with Hisiashi himself, and in this video we see where they differ. With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video:…
Grieg summons an army of trolls, who apparently become dwarfs in English, in this highly effective piano piece! With pianist Henrik Kilhamn. Video: https://youtu.be/y9fPd3zOYPQ
