Romantic period

Aug 293 min read

They stole my technique

The emphasis on stealing ideas and putting themselves in their place is international, not just Spanish. It is true that art has that,...

Apr 15 min read

Cobo vs Lisitza - Estudio 1 op. 10 de Chopin

Given the arrogance of foreigners, and non-foreigners (I had a couple of disastrous students who couldn't even play the Para Elisa and...

Dec 31, 20231 min read

Opera "Laura and Don Gonzalo"

For the first time on Youtube. Final Tercet from the Spanish Opera "LAURA Y DON GONZALO" (1841?) This melodramatic Spanish Opera in four...

Aug 7, 20212 min read

Beethoven's Sonata n. 32 op. 111 Cobo versus Neal O'Doan and Arthur Schnabel

Arthur Schnabel rendition: Beethoven was deaf when he composed this sonata, hence he needed more intensity in the sound. This version of...

Aug 6, 20211 min read

Etude no. 10 op 10 by Chopin (Auro 3D) + autograph manuscript

Chopin Etude no. 10 op. 10 Alberto Cobo, piano Recording at Galaxy Studios (Belgium) Steinway Piano D Chopin's autograph: Stichvorlage (A)...

Jul 20, 20211 min read

2 Hours of Liszt's Most Difficult Piano Music

Compilation of works of great difficulty by Franz Liszt, performed by various pianists (including myself) - Grosse Konzertfantasie über...

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