In 2000 I was looking into possible venues for toy piano performances. When I had the idea of a new project which was about performing on toy pianos, I wasn't aware that this would soon be the main focus in my work. Let me start with a story about the beginning of a new adventure. After more than 50 performances of Kalimba (Essl's first composition for toy piano) for instance, this piece is not just a very important part of my repertoire but almost feels like a part of myself (without wanting to sound presumptuous). Having played all of these amazing pieces, some of them many, many times, I feel a close relationship to them. Writing about the toy piano music of Karlheinz Essl from the perspective of a performer is quite a personal undertaking for me. Isabel Ettenauer: A short introduction to the Music for Toy Piano by Karlheinz Essl (2013)Ī Short Introduction to the Music for Toy Piano by Karlheinz Essl
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