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Season’s Greetings—J. S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (Flute, Piano, Spinet, and Marimba)
To everyone who has supported me this year: 2020 was the year I opened my independent practice amid the coronavirus pandemic, and although I wondered how things would turn out, I s…
Greetings to Everyone Who Helped Me This Year: Fauré’s “Pie Jesu”
December has already passed its 3 out of 1 mark. As every year, it has flown by, and it was another year that I somehow managed to get through thanks to the help of many people. It…
“Divertimento for 2 Marimbas”—On the 1st Anniversary of Seiji Yokoyama’s Death
Today marks the 1st anniversary of the death of Seiji Yokoyama, known as the composer of works including Space Pirate Captain Harlock and Saint Seiya. Though he is mainly known as…
The Sound Beethoven Sought in the “Moonlight” Sonata
“Sonata quasi una fantasia” (a sonata in the manner of a fantasy), commonly known as the “Moonlight Sonata” (op.27, No.2) , is probably one of the most frequently perfo…
Where Was Nodame’s Debut Concert? An Unusual but Excellent Performance?
Nodame makes her debut playing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with a top British orchestra conducted by Stresemann, also known as Milch. But which hall is this? Nodame Cantabile #22…
“Grand Feel”: A Mechanism for Making an Upright Piano Sound Like a Grand
This may be rather remarkable: “Grand Feel,” developed by Fujii Piano Service in Kagoshima. A grand piano has a repetition mechanism, enabling it, in 1 second, to repeat the same n…
Visiting C. P. E. Bach’s Grave: St. Michael’s Church in Hamburg
Because I was traveling from Berlin to London on Sunday and had Saturday free, I went to pay my respects at the grave of C. P. E. Bach, whom I greatly admire. His grave is in St. M…
In the City of Love, Paris, the Night Is Bella Notte: I Lazzari—Italian Dining in the Latin Quarter
My lodging this time is right beside the Sorbonne, and a 7-minute walk from there, after passing the Collège de France and turning right onto a nearby street, is an Italian restaur…
The Donkey Church (Nodame Cantabile) Belonged to That Famous Person… Who Was Lucas’s Grandfather?!
This spring , I visited the Donkey Church featured in “Nodame Cantabile (13)” . It is the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde (La Basilique Sainte-Clotilde et Sainte-Valère) on the Left Ba…
I Visited the Italian Restaurant from Nodame Cantabile!
In volume 11 of “Nodame Cantabile” , starting on page 145, a place called the “Italian Restaurant” appears. Yunlong describes it as “cheap, plentiful, and delicious.” Whether or no…