Articles tagged 'Brahms'
Munich Streets and Statues
A brief trip put me in Munich just after Oktoberfest.
Mostly Symphonies 15.
As Gardiner tells it, Brahms was not the progressive Schoenberg thought he was.
Mostly Symphonies 15.
As Gardiner tells it, Brahms was not the progressive Schoenberg thought he was.
Album Tweets 5.
Walt Mundkowsky [December 2009.] Michael PRÆTORIUS / Samuel SCHEIDT / Johann Hermann SCHEIN: Lutheran Mass for Christmas Morning “as it might have been celebrated around 1620” (rec. 1993). Gabrieli Consort & Players, Boys’ Choir and Congregational Choir of Roskilde Cathedral,
Album Tweets 5.
Walt Mundkowsky [December 2009.] Michael PRÆTORIUS / Samuel SCHEIDT / Johann Hermann SCHEIN: Lutheran Mass for Christmas Morning “as it might have been celebrated around 1620” (rec. 1993). Gabrieli Consort & Players, Boys’ Choir and Congregational Choir of Roskilde Cathedral,
Album Tweets 4: Late Brahms
Walt Mundkowsky [November 2009.] Johannes BRAHMS: Seven Fantasien, Op. 116 (1891-2); Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 (1892)*; Six Pieces, Op. 118 (1892-3)*; Four Pieces, Op. 119 (1892-3) (rec. 1950*, 1953). CD 4 in “Wilhelm Kempff Original Masters: complete 1950s solo recordings.”
Album Tweets 4: Late Brahms
Walt Mundkowsky [November 2009.] Johannes BRAHMS: Seven Fantasien, Op. 116 (1891-2); Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 (1892)*; Six Pieces, Op. 118 (1892-3)*; Four Pieces, Op. 119 (1892-3) (rec. 1950*, 1953). CD 4 in “Wilhelm Kempff Original Masters: complete 1950s solo recordings.”
Armer Brahms, prima pars
The Brahms symphonies were an area that I avoided for much of my life. I equated Brahms with tradition and sterility.
Armer Brahms, prima pars
The Brahms symphonies were an area that I avoided for much of my life. I equated Brahms with tradition and sterility.
Advice to a Pianist Performing Brahms’ B-Major Trio, Op. 8
Try not to sulk. Remember, you have a trio to perform!
Advice to a Pianist Performing Brahms’ B-Major Trio, Op. 8
Try not to sulk. Remember, you have a trio to perform!
Brahms’ Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
An elegant Baroque theme eight measures long, proper, structured, lovingly ornamented. A string of 16th notes in the opening measure lends itself to an articulation of slurs and dots, reminiscent of a harpsichordist’s performance practice.
Brahms’ Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
An elegant Baroque theme eight measures long, proper, structured, lovingly ornamented. A string of 16th notes in the opening measure lends itself to an articulation of slurs and dots, reminiscent of a harpsichordist’s performance practice.
Mostly Symphonies
Tal’s six tightly coiled symphonies excite like no other covered here.
Mostly Symphonies
Tal’s six tightly coiled symphonies excite like no other covered here.
End-of-the-Year Ramble
This is an exciting discovery. In terms of significance, Gérard Pesson’s opera Forever Valley belongs with Sciarrino’s Luci mie traditrici and Lachenmann’s Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.
End-of-the-Year Ramble
This is an exciting discovery. In terms of significance, Gérard Pesson’s opera Forever Valley belongs with Sciarrino’s Luci mie traditrici and Lachenmann’s Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.
Heavy Rotation in 2003: Czernowin, Formenti, Guerrero, Harada, Harrison, Serkin, Pollini
Possibly, a more truthful title: “Best of 2003 Based on an Arbitrary and Random Selection Assembled by Someone with Predictable Tastes.”
Heavy Rotation in 2003: Czernowin, Formenti, Guerrero, Harada, Harrison, Serkin, Pollini
Possibly, a more truthful title: “Best of 2003 Based on an Arbitrary and Random Selection Assembled by Someone with Predictable Tastes.”
Dear La Folia 9.
Thinking back to my last missive and your parenthetical comment, I withheld the brand name of the DAC I was auditioning…
Dear La Folia 9.
Thinking back to my last missive and your parenthetical comment, I withheld the brand name of the DAC I was auditioning…