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Moederdagvideo! Remy en ik namen dit een paar jaar geleden op voor zijn oma. Remy verzorgde de virtuele-vioolpartij (tot en met de intensiteit van het vibrat...

May 9, 2011

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Frans Wentholt replied to Lennart Östman's discussion What to do with the inspiration

"It's very hard to say how my melodies come - sometimes it's inspiration, sometimes it's hard construction work, in a cerebreal way. Most of the time, inspiration and brains co-operate. Much more important for me, however,…"

Apr 8, 2011

Frans Wentholt posted a blog post

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Colleagues, I'm new in this Composer's Forum - that is , for a few weeks now. I just found this Blog section, and thought I could introduce myself with a Blog Post. I hadn't composed for some years (making money is much easier with almost every other activity, I also tortured myself too fiercely with questions about the "Direction of Classical music") - until recently. Renewed interest for an old CD with some of my Nocturnes for piano and a commission (oboe quartet) made me take up my staff…See More

Apr 7, 2011

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Frans Wentholt posted a photo

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Apr 5, 2011

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Frans Wentholt replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.

"Frank Martin was actually Swiss, although he lived an important part of his creative life in Naarden, The Netherlands. For me, his most important work is the 8 Préludes he wrote for Dinu Lipatti. I can't see any other 20th century piano…"

Apr 1, 2011

Frans Wentholt replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.

"Only five? That's hard... Difficult to decide whether to make my list based on their complete or their bests works - save Bach, that really makes a difference! 1. J.S. Bach (everything) 2. Frédéric Chopin (more ambitious works…"

Mar 31, 2011

Frans Wentholt replied to John Galt Carey's discussion The Direction of "Classical Music"

"Two additional remarks, coming up in me after I posted my preceding thoughts: The direction of Classical Music was, for a long time, more or less evolutionary, almost Darwinistic, subject to general cultural changes - like the direction of other…"

Mar 30, 2011

Frans Wentholt replied to John Galt Carey's discussion The Direction of "Classical Music"

"The direction of classical Music? Thank you very much for this thread, this question has caused a Composer’s Block for nearly ten years! After a new composition was commissioned recently, I have been taken a few walks,…"

Mar 30, 2011

Frans Wentholt commented on Daniel Hamidi's group Piano Music Composers

"My own piano playing is quite adequate, I think, but the ideal situation is still the performance of my compositions by renowned pianists. They perform my compositions more accurately than I ever could. Moreover, there is nothing better than sitting…"

Mar 28, 2011

Frans Wentholt joined Daniel Hamidi's group