John McArthur (piano)
@johnmcarthurpiano
Official account of pianist, Dr. John McArthur - returning to public music making after a 20 year journey in Alzheimer’s Caregiving. Have you heard HIDDEN? Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music and more... Visit www.johnmcarthurpiano.com #classicalmusic
...exploring the rich palette of this slow and regal dance by Granados
This piece is an encounter with both the melodic genius of Rachmaninoff and the arranging genius of my musical mentor, Earl Wild
...and always the process of discovery and learning 🎶 #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #piano
🎶🎨 Learn the inspirations behind “All the Things You Are” ✨our latest collaboration with Illustrator Xiao Hua Yang✨ ➡️ www.johnmcarthurpiano.com/pages/all-th...
🎶⏳ Savor slow time with “All the Things You Are” Now streaming on *Spotify *Apple Music *YouTube Music *Amazon Music *Deezer *Pandora *TIDAL *Qobuz ...and more Illustration: Xiao Hua Yang Motion: Eric Bowers #jazz #classicalpiano #pianosky #illustration #nowplaying
An invitation to spend slow time with “All the Things You Are” today... Illustration: Xiao Hua Yang Motion: Eric Bowers #pianosky #jazz #classicalmusic #illustration #valentinesday
🎶❤️ On Valentine’s Day weekend 2026, A wakeful, warm, and wistful moment... “All the Things You Are” (arranged for the Left Hand) Now streaming on all platforms... Illustration by Xiao Hua Yang #classicalpiano #jazz #pianosky #valentinesday
🎶 Celebrating Kreisler’s “Liebesleid” on his birthday: Full performance at: youtu.be/rWOwnY5w5rE?... #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianosky #piano
🎶 Each composition is like a palette of possibility inviting exploration... 300 colors to savor HIDDEN in 3 pieces of music... #pianosky #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #ocean
🎶 Honoring Francis Poulenc who both entered and left this world in the month of January #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #pianosky #musicsky
✨🎶 On sale for the first time this Holiday season... The HIDDEN 2 CD set: www.johnmcarthurpiano.com/products/hid... With transcriptions by Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Earl Wild, Moszkowski, and Max Pirani www.johnmcarthurpiano.com/products/hid... #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #cdcollection
🎊 🏔️ 🎶 Celebrating Sibelius on his birthday... open.spotify.com/track/2Sst8y... (and on Apple Music, YouTube Music, Pandora...) #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #pianosky
The story of a return to music with new eyes... www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMF... (6 minutes) #classicalpiano #classicalmusic
Stephen Russo (Prime Piano) is a kind & expert craftsman and steward of sounds. Rich & Dave at Cunningham Piano both contributed greatly to my recent recordings (for release next year)
Thankful for friends I was able to share time with over this last weekend The Institute for Music & Neurological Symposium in NYC was a hopeful event w/ scientists + music therapists sharing on the power of music Dinner w/ Illustrator Xiao Hua Yang to be followed by a collaboration in the New Year
🎶 🎹 Holding gratitude for the life, genius, and music of my musical mentor, Earl Wild, on his birthday. earlwild.com #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianosky
“In the morning, at daybreak, over the dewy grass, I will go to breathe the crisp dawn...” Rachmaninoff’s “Lilacs” at The Concert Hall at Drew University #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianosky
🎶❤️ Take a guided tour of Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” in Grief & Hope (10 mins) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwRg... #classicalpiano #pianosky #classicalmusic
🪻🪻🪻 “Lilacs remind us to unwind and relax; to breathe.” Take about 3 minutes to breathe with John McArthur’s recent performance of “Lilacs” from The Concert Hall at Drew University www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2EY... #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #pianosky
🎶❤️ Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) ...this musical story runs its course until a section that sounds like waking from a dream… Hear more at The Concert Hall at Drew University on YouTube youtu.be/rWOwnY5w5rE?... #classicalpiano #pianosky #classicalmusic
🎶🎥 Explore points of connection John McArthur finds with Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise in Grief & Hope (10 mins) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwRg... #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #rachmaninoff
🎶 I’m drawn to shaping inner voices as I play... ...but sometimes a smaller piano, with a “close” and warm sound offers a moment to focus purely on the elegance of melody... #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #pianosky
🎶❤️🔥 In honor of Franz Liszt’s birthday, a moment of musical declaration: “Funerailles” #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianosky
A reminiscence of Lilacs… (Rachmaninoff) #classicalpiano #pianosky #classicalmusic
🎶⏳ Music is so often connected to story. The story of this music took shape over 25 years. Explore at: www.johnmcarthurpiano.com/pages/stream... #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianosky #oceanphotography
🎶 🎹 Earl Wild calls on the considerable resources of the piano & his own creativity in replacing the voice in Vocalise. Through some very elaborate writing Wild’s fingerprint is unmistakable but without distracting from or diminishing Rachmaninoff’s intent. #classicalmusic #classicalpiano
🎶🎹 Hear Piano Transcriptions by: Earl Wild Franz Liszt Sergei Rachmaninoff Moritz Moszkowski and Max Pirani featured on “The HIDDEN Project” streaming everywhere... www.johnmcarthurpiano.com/pages/the-hi... 📷: John Decker
“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” - Henry Miller #pianosky #musicsky #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #jazz
🎶🗽 Celebrating George Gershwin's birthday weekend... ...and music that stretched from Broadway theater to countless movies into the canon of American music. #musicsky #pianosky #classicalmusic #jazz
