English pianist Clive Swansbourne has been internationally acclaimed for his performances in both America and Europe.

Now living and teaching in Houston, Texas, he continues to perform his large and wide-ranging repertoire regularly and to record on the Swan Records label. He produces illustrated talks on many of his recordings in his Enlightened Listener series.

 

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"Swansbourne's playing was like a pool in a forest, of great mystery and beauty"

—Philadelphia Inquirer

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Welcome to my blog

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

To coincide with the release of my double album devoted to Bach’s Goldberg Variations (CD1 is the performance, and CD2 my illustrated talk), and with my performance of the work in Houston on March 27, the first few posts will feature selected variations.

The blog will include, amongst other things, performances of short works, piano playing tips, and other nuggets of advice to pianists and music lovers.

Please feel free to leave your comments and opinions.

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Village Concerts

In concert

The inaugural season of our brand new concert series, Village Concerts.

Where

Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard

Dates

February 16
Haydn: Piano Trio in C, HobXV:27
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, FWV 7

March 15
Suk: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 2
Dvorák Piano Quintet in A Major, op.81

Admission is $25, $10 for students.

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Diabelli Variations

In this work of astonishingly wide-ranging musical style and allusion, Beethoven adopted a highly distinctive approach to writing variations, taking an original work by minor Viennese composer Anton Diabelli and developing it into 33 variations filled with sophistication of harmony, invention and brio.

To read more details about the contents of this recording, to listen to selected extracts, or to find out how to buy it from this web site, please click the link below.

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