Articles tagged 'Debussy'

(Dis)Arrangements 17: Brahms

In 1862 Brahms tried his hand at his own string quintet. Unsatisfied with the format, he refashioned the work for two pianos before finally transforming it into a piano quintet.

(Dis)Arrangements 17: Brahms

In 1862 Brahms tried his hand at his own string quintet. Unsatisfied with the format, he refashioned the work for two pianos before finally transforming it into a piano quintet.

Used Bin Troll Tweets WW.

Gesualdo murdered his first wife. Here’s the lugubrious story scored by a descendant as a grand music drama.

Used Bin Troll Tweets WW.

Gesualdo murdered his first wife. Here’s the lugubrious story scored by a descendant as a grand music drama.

Piano Factory 28.

My favorite track is the Prelude from Bach’s Second English Suite which glows fantastically on Fender Rhodes.

Piano Factory 28.

My favorite track is the Prelude from Bach’s Second English Suite which glows fantastically on Fender Rhodes.

Piano Factory 27.

Van Raat wraps unfamiliar French piano music around a Boulez premiere.

Piano Factory 27.

Van Raat wraps unfamiliar French piano music around a Boulez premiere.

String Theory 29.

Sauguet knows where consonance lies, but earnestly dallies among ambiguity before resolving.

String Theory 29.

Sauguet knows where consonance lies, but earnestly dallies among ambiguity before resolving.

Used Bin Troll Tweets DD.

Pairing Gershwin and Berg is absolutely brilliant.

Used Bin Troll Tweets DD.

Pairing Gershwin and Berg is absolutely brilliant.

Flutes

Psenitsnikova takes us through four varied pieces, three requiring tape or tape delay, from Fritsch who founded the Feedback Studio in Cologne.

Flutes

Psenitsnikova takes us through four varied pieces, three requiring tape or tape delay, from Fritsch who founded the Feedback Studio in Cologne.

Piano Factory 20.

This portrait disc reveals a consistency across several decades, a witty composer who admired Prokofiev and Classical forms.

Piano Factory 20.

This portrait disc reveals a consistency across several decades, a witty composer who admired Prokofiev and Classical forms.

In 1908…

In 1908 Mahler (48) made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York with Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (Jan. 1), wrote Das Lied von der Erde, and premiered his Seventh in Prague (Sep. 19).

In 1908…

In 1908 Mahler (48) made his Metropolitan Opera debut in New York with Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (Jan. 1), wrote Das Lied von der Erde, and premiered his Seventh in Prague (Sep. 19).

String Theory 19: Mostly Cello

Pieces requiring retuning or scordatura have a modest foothold in the literature. It is very unusual to encounter works where strings are adjusted while playing, but several specimens fill out Ballon’s bold recital.

String Theory 19: Mostly Cello

Pieces requiring retuning or scordatura have a modest foothold in the literature. It is very unusual to encounter works where strings are adjusted while playing, but several specimens fill out Ballon’s bold recital.

Piano Factory 13.

Manhkopf’s vigorous attacks remind that the piano does not sustain. Indeed this conceit sparks Rhizom, a Glenn Gould homage, in which multiple layers of material intersect and interfere.

Piano Factory 13.

Manhkopf’s vigorous attacks remind that the piano does not sustain. Indeed this conceit sparks Rhizom, a Glenn Gould homage, in which multiple layers of material intersect and interfere.

Of Light through the Clouds

The Rands Concerto is, contrary to its title, much more a series of interactions between piano and different sections of the orchestra.

Of Light through the Clouds

The Rands Concerto is, contrary to its title, much more a series of interactions between piano and different sections of the orchestra.