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Ravel – Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de Menuet
Ravel’s Sonatine is a luminous blend of Classical form and impressionist color, balancing elegance, restraint, and emotional depth across three exquisitely crafted movements.
In the second movement, Ravel revives the stately elegance of the Classical minuet but infuses it with tender nuance and subtle modernity. The melody floats with delicate poise, colored by soft dissonances and gently shifting harmonies. Graceful and introspective, this menuet feels like a memory — familiar, refined, and quietly bittersweet.
This past year marks the completion of my first full year of sharing weekly recordings.
What began as a personal commitment to regular practice and exploration has grown
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I am deeply grateful to everyone who has listened, followed along, and supported this ongoing project.
Portraits in Sound
Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins and
Water in the Moonlight:
Reclaiming an American Original
Imagine being a musical prodigy with perfect pitch and the ability to replicate complex compositions after hearing them only once… a gifted composer whose work would become recognized as foundational to American music and a precursor to modernism… a true international sensation who delighted millions… but who, legally speaking, did not own his own body.
hidden treasures
three composers to discover anew
Dora Pejačević
Aristocrat by birth, rebel by heart, Dora Pejačević wrote symphonies that shimmer with late-Romantic fire and an undercurrent of longing. Her music bridges the elegance of nobility with the fierce independence of a woman composing her own fate.
Florence Price
The first Black woman recognized as a symphonic composer in America, Florence Price wrote music rooted in both classical tradition and the spiritual rhythm of her heritage. Her voice, once overlooked, now resounds with the dignity and depth always deserved.
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Agathe Backer Grøndahl shaped windswept melodies into a distinctly late Romantic voice. Her piano music moves between tender solitude and luminous energy, revealing an artist whose mastery and vision have endured far beyond her era.
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