This composer is.... criminally underrated.

I live in a very small town at the end of the world. Here classical music is not commonly listened nor payed attention to at all. There is a small conservatory -in which I go to- but there isn’t anything too big. You can’t ask much from a small town, anyways. However, every year we have an international music festival, in which various musicians around the world -Although mostly pianist- come to perform. It’s nothing short of amazing, mainly because there are no major expectations for them. Nobody here knows them at all, there’s no pressure for them at all so they only focus on playing music. People come to listen to them play these really difficult pieces which no one else in the town is capable of playing -This is not an exaggeration, the best pianist in this town would be my teacher and after that it’d probably be me, and the hardest piece I can play is Chopin’s Scherzo No. 2- and that’s what makes it special. In doing so, the results are one of the most pure sounding festivals I’ve ever been to. This year’s festival, a pianist came. He comes regularly, every 1 or 2 years. He’s always been my favorite. The amount of effort he puts into the interpretation of the pieces he plays has always left me speechless and it has turned me into a big fan of him. I even tried once to get him to teach me piano, but he very clearly couldn’t. He’s too busy traveling and performing in big countries like Germany or France. What he did, however, was doing a 1 on 1 lesson with me which lasted around 2 hours. I played for him the pieces I was practicing at the moment and he gave me his feedback on what I should work on in order to perform them better. After the class ended, he told me something I’ll never forget: “My goal, what I really strive for; I want to tell people with the pieces I play that music must be played with the heart”. A day after we had said class, it was his turn to play again. What did he play? This piece. It was marvelous, I was fascinated. I know this is a violin duo, but the way he played it as the accompaniment showed total maturity over this piece. And so I’ll always remember that performance, I couldn’t even begin to fathom how he’s able to produce those sounds, it was the biggest color palette of all time. This happened a few months ago. 4, to be precise. But I’ll never forget him or what he told me. I don’t think I will ever be marked as someone as much as his words did to me. It’s amazing what music is able to do for people’s souls.

the last several measures are just so beautiful. the progressions, tempo, dynamics, all so perfect

I heard this today for the first time and felt emotions ive never experienced listening in classical music..thank you for your gift..

Two outstanding violin and piano students presented this piece in my city this Monday, a small city that doesn't have anything like these in years, and I was there with a dozen of people. Now I cannot forget this beautiful melody. Yesterday my brain recalled it when I was trying to sleep and I had to listen it again. Now I'm here in the next morning listening another time while writing this. I'm so thankful for them to come from far away and also so glad that I didn't miss the presentation. I will never forget it, and I hope to learn how to play this piece someday. But now, let me listen it again, and again, and again... :) Ah, the students also played The Merry-go-round of Life, which I absolutely love, and Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances, which it was very interesting!

I had an eargasm when this was played live at my college… unforgettable…

Unique beautiful melody, music full of deep emotion. I love Amy Beach.

Amy Beach was a self-taught musician. I genuinely wonder how her compositions would have sounded if she was professionally taught

How well she hits the heartstrings! A beautiful piece!

I got this piece to play at a summer camp, i absolutely adore it. She definitely knew what she was doing when she composed this

This is one of the best pieces ever composed by a woman. My top favorite female composers are Cécile Chaminade, Mel Bonis and Amy Beach.

0:37 - 0:59 is just tragically sublime, it's too beautiful

Wonderfully melodic, an extremely underrated composer. Her symphony in E minor is wonderful

When I hear these sounds, I believe I am truly lucky. What an exquisite music creation this is! Thank you.

Its so strange....at the first minute my eyes got wet and i felt something i cant describe, in the throat and heart. Incredible piece.

Lovely rendition of this beautiful composition by Amy Beach. Thank you.

Speaking to my soul play this at my funeral Stephanie

The BEST interpretation of this piece for me!!!!

4:17 - 4:30 sounds a bit like Sibelius VC 2nd movement. Surprisingly it was written before Sibelius VC

Heart touching perfomance💞

Absolutely beautiful piece

I'm listening to this with my early morning coffee. Very beautiful and soothing music 👏♥️

Beautiful !

Absolutely beautiful.

SO ROMANTIC 🥰

I read about her in school today, she really is talented:)

Lovely piece! I wanna get the score and learn it!

thanks it will help with my project thank you aaron

Es una hermosa pieza, me la dedico un chico y vaya que me deja rotundamente feliz ❤🌻

Beautiful.

Sublime obra magníficamente interpretada.❤❤❤

gracias youtube

art.

Giad i found out about This composer even if late.

This is quite delightful.

:D

que hermoso final ;_;

Lindo!

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I know

POV: You came after listening to TwoSet 😉

her notation is so confusing, i can't sight read it

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