How does a tiny student side project become the largest classical music library in the world? In this episode, IMSLP Founder & CEO Edward Guo joins Natalie Nedvetsky for an honest, funny, and surprisingly intimate look at the story behind IMSLP — from its beginnings at NEC to the moment it suddenly exploded across the global classical community. Edward shares his journey from growing up in China to studying in the U.S., how conservatory culture shaped his thinking, and the exact moment th...
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How does a tiny student side project become the largest classical music library in the world? In this episode, IMSLP Founder & CEO Edward Guo joins Natalie Nedvetsky for an honest, funny, and surprisingly intimate look at the story behind IMSLP — from its beginnings at NEC to the moment it suddenly exploded across the global classical community. Edward shares his journey from growing up in China to studying in the U.S., how conservatory culture shaped his thinking, and the exact moment th...
Steven Spooner on the Piece Liszt Refused to Teach, the Birth of the Recital, and Recording One of the Largest Liszt Albums Ever Made
Practice Room Breaks
45 minutes
5 months ago
Steven Spooner on the Piece Liszt Refused to Teach, the Birth of the Recital, and Recording One of the Largest Liszt Albums Ever Made
What did Liszt refuse to teach - and why? In the debut episode of Practice Room Breaks - the podcast, host and classical pianist Natalie Vargas Nedvetsky sits down with internationally acclaimed pianist, pedagogue and scholar Steven Spooner to uncover the surprising origins of the recital and masterclass, share untold stories from Liszt’s life and the era in which he lived, and hear excerpts from Spooner’s monumental 10-volume Liszt album — consisting of over 300 works and 35 hours of music. ...
Practice Room Breaks
How does a tiny student side project become the largest classical music library in the world? In this episode, IMSLP Founder & CEO Edward Guo joins Natalie Nedvetsky for an honest, funny, and surprisingly intimate look at the story behind IMSLP — from its beginnings at NEC to the moment it suddenly exploded across the global classical community. Edward shares his journey from growing up in China to studying in the U.S., how conservatory culture shaped his thinking, and the exact moment th...
