Wilhelm Kempff (born on November 25th, 1895 ) is one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.

Best known for his performances of music by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms, Kempff's intimate style is characterized by nobility, sculpted phrasing, and the instinct for expressing the poetry without sacrificing the form.

Terje Rypdal uses a cane to climb the stairs onto the stage at Le Poisson Rouge, for a rare concert in New York City. The crowd cheers and he waves his cane in recognition. He sits down, picks up his red Fender Stratocaster, and proceeds to unleash a barrage of color.

"When I have a really good guitar sound—like in New York--it sort of opens up and there is some brightness shining and colors."

Beautiful Italian aria written by Geminiano Giacomelli.
It is used in Vivaldi's pasticcio, Bajazet.

From Cecilia Bartoli's album "If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs"

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