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Oscar Macchioni

The Birth Of Kd Lang’S Hallelujah Out Of The ‘Spirit Of Music’: Performing Desire And ‘Recording Consciousness’ On Facebook And Youtube, Babette Babich

Babette Babich

The Hallelujah Effect on the Internet The initial focus of this essay, apart from important preliminary references to Leonard Cohen is on kd lang, not as composer (although she is one) but musical performer and not as guitarist (although she is one) but as a singer and although her live performances have to make all the difference, very specifically, for the sake of any analysis, specifically as her singing is available in video format on YouTube. Of course there are many readings of kd lang and popular music, and of course most of them focus on the way she dresses, …

Interview, Radio Nacional Clásica Fm 96.7, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Interviewed by Leandro Donoso for his program "La música de los libros de música" (The Music of the Music Books). Taked about my book "The Tango in American Piano Music" and listened to my recordings of tangos by Thomson, Copland, Barber, Biscardi and Bolcom.

Fiestas, For 12 Percussionists, Bruno Louchourn

Bruno Louchouarn

Fiestas is conceptually inspired by the "Feasts" as social rituals. The musical process and form mirror aspects of group dynamic in these gatherings. Although a few individual players may at times dominate, the ensemble has to "conduct" itself with several sub-groups emerging and disappearing. The main theme, introduced by hand claps, is an oscillation slowly quickening to a fast trepidation, giving way to a stable polyrhythm. The degree of synchronization between players or groups of players varies and generally increases toward more order as the piece unfolds. I wanted to impart a sense of “orchestra” to the group with relatively …

Karol Szymanowski. Etude Op. 4 No. 3, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni plays Karol Szymanowski's Etude Op. 4 No. 3 in B-minor

The 21st Century Piano Teacher By Claire Wachter, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Cd Review. Mostly Tangos: Piano Music From The Americas., Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

"He plays these endlessly evocative works with understanding and seeming ease—bringing out their lovely melodies, finding tempos that seem quite right, and expertly balancing their wit, gravity, and passion."

Ginastera "Malambo." Live Performance, St. James's Piccadilly, London, July 30, 2010, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Live performance. St. James's Piccadilly, London, UK. Organized by the Iberian and Latin America Music Society of London.

Astor Piazzolla "Adios Nonino." Live Performance At St. James's Piccadilly, London, July 30, 2010, Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Live performance. St. James's Piccadilly, London, UK. Organized by the Iberian and Latin America Music Society of London.

Cd Review. Mostly Tangos: Piano Music From The Americas., Oscar Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

"...fine pianist, his playing is strong, with clear and expressive phrasing. And the recorded sound is excellent... quite vigorously if this performance is anything to go by. Recommended"

International Steinway Artist. 2010, Oscar E. Macchioni

Oscar Macchioni

Named International Steinway Artist by the prestigious piano manufacturing company.

July 2010