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World-renowned pianist Elizabeth Sombart teaches you how to develop your technique and enhance your interpretation of great classical masterpieces. Recorded over 20 years and available for the first time online, Elizabeth Sombart Masterclasses is a unique resource for intermediate to advanced pianists and music-lovers.
3 videos – In this masterclass, you will discover my approach to Bach’s music. You will learn phrasing, articulation and touch, and how to balance structure and freedom in this late Baroque masterpiece.
3 videos – 100 min – In this masterclass, you will learn everything you need to know about Beethoven and the classical style. I explain in detail the skills you will need to interpret Beethoven’s music, including articulation, phrasing, and touch
How to build dynamics and phrase inner voices
25 videos – In this masterclass you will get insights on performing Beethoven’s music.
How the left hand phrases with or against the right hand
4 videos – Enter the polyphonic universe of Brahms
In this lesson you will witness how to develop a keen sense of all the elements which compose a piece by Chopin. The first ballade offers all the aspects of Chopin’s world.
2 videos – 38 min – Discover the art of rubato in Chopin
How to build dynamics and phrase inner voices
2 videos – 45 min – In this masterclass Sombart reveals how to find the right tempo in Chopin
5 videos – The big architecture in Chopin
This masterclass explores Chopin’s first nocturne, focusing on his rubato and the use of inspiration in his compositions. We examine the unique breathing rhythm set by starting on an upbeat and how Chopin’s expressiveness and bel canto influences, particularly from his relationship with Bellini, imbue his piano work with vocal qualities and hidden polyphony.
Significant attention is paid to left-hand phrasing and the nuanced treatment of specific notes, demonstrating how Chopin’s techniques enrich the music’s texture. The session aims to enhance understanding and appreciation of Chopin through focused listening and analysis.
How to build dynamics and phrase inner voices
The phenomenology is the sensitive study of sound phenomena, the sensitive logic of sound phenomena in relation to our emotional world to create unity.
It is a complex teaching which I present in a very logical fashion in the book on the phenomenology of music.
The Pédagogie Résonnance is about finding the right gesture in relation to phrasing. There is a logic to gestures that is inscribed in the 8, that is inscribed in the breath, and that unifies phenomenological phrasing with the right gesture.
9 videos – How to prepare to play with an orchestra. Learn how to play scales in Mozart
3 videos – 155 min – After this session you’ll learn to make Mozart live
19 videos – In this series of clips, your will learn how to phrase Mozart and articulate the rhythm
12 videos – In this masterclass you’ll learn to structure the sonata form
