Michie Koyama – Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30,31,32 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:54 minutes | 1,31 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Japanese pianist, Michie Koyama, started learning piano playing at the age of 5. She completed musical high school at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, moving on to college level at the same University, studying with Michiko Yoshida and Hiroshi Tamura. She participated in international music competitions in Tokyo (reached semi-final stage, 1980). She is the only Japanese pianist ever to have won prizes at the international music competitions in both Moscow (the 7th Tchaikovsky Competition, 3rd Prize, 1982) and Warsaw (the 11th Chopin Competition, 4th Prize, 1985).
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Michie Koyama – Monologue (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:56 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Classical
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Since her debut in 1987 with “Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3/Andante Spianato and Brilliant Polonaise”, she has released more than 30 albums. Since her debut in 1987 with “Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, Andante Spianato and Polonaise”, she has released more than 30 albums. In recent years, her recordings of “Bach: Goltberg Variations,” which captures her deepening and ultimate pianism, and her first Beethoven sonata collection, “Late Sonatas” (Nos. 28-32), have been highly acclaimed. This is the latest recording made in December 2022, in which Koyama plays the masterpieces of his favorite composers on an 1895 Steinway. This is a long-awaited collection of small pieces that gathers together the best of the piano spelled out in an atmosphere of intimacy.
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