Kairoff at the Keyboard

This week Peter Kairoff explores the powerful simplicity of Frederick Chopin's Prelude in E minor, one of the twenty-four preludes he wrote in homage to J.S. Bach.

Steinway Artist Peter Kairoff helps us better understand classical music with a focus on Edward Grieg from the piano bench.

In this episode of Understanding Classical Music, Steinway Artist Peter Kairoff reveals the best of the Baroque: ornamentation, polyphony, and the father of the mighty piano: the harpsichord.  

On this week's Understanding Classical Music with Kairoff at the Keyboard, Peter sings without singing, plays without playing....wait, actually he is playing, have no fear! Song Without Words is a piece by Felix Mendelssohn, that is conceived as a song with a singer, yet has no words. Join Peter Kairoff in exploring this beautiful piece of music.

July 20, 2012

Wake Forest University Professor of Music Peter Kairoff will shine a light on composer Claude Debussy in our segment Understanding Classical Music with Kairoff at the Keyboard.