Articles tagged 'Beethoven'

Dvořák’s Prophecy, Shostakovich as Cure and Beethoven in Boston

Should you read one book on music this year, then this is the one.

Dvořák’s Prophecy, Shostakovich as Cure and Beethoven in Boston

Should you read one book on music this year, then this is the one.

String Theory 38: Nineteen String Quartets

Two quartets deliver a seven-installment series by Kalabis.

String Theory 38: Nineteen String Quartets

Two quartets deliver a seven-installment series by Kalabis.

Piano Factory 31. / (Dis)Arrangements 15.

Bach’s lines continue to soar enhanced with Febel’s chiaroscuro and highlights. Just as there will be those who will be horrified at Febel’s invention, there will be those who may never wish it to end.

Piano Factory 31. / (Dis)Arrangements 15.

Bach’s lines continue to soar enhanced with Febel’s chiaroscuro and highlights. Just as there will be those who will be horrified at Febel’s invention, there will be those who may never wish it to end.

Used Bin Troll Tweets III.

Six ingenious quartets from a composer who Mozart may have bumped into on his Italian tours.

Used Bin Troll Tweets III.

Six ingenious quartets from a composer who Mozart may have bumped into on his Italian tours.

Mostly Symphonies 41. / (Dis)Arrangements 14: Beethoven X

It’s arrogant to have gone straight for Beethoven’s Tenth.

Mostly Symphonies 41. / (Dis)Arrangements 14: Beethoven X

It’s arrogant to have gone straight for Beethoven’s Tenth.

Mostly Symphonies 40.

Röntgen wrote 24 symphonies, many of them relatively short and written incredibly quickly.

Mostly Symphonies 40.

Röntgen wrote 24 symphonies, many of them relatively short and written incredibly quickly.

Used Bin Troll Tweets EEE.

Three inventive choral works expertly performed.

Used Bin Troll Tweets EEE.

Three inventive choral works expertly performed.

Concerto Concentrations 6.

Tharaud brings luminosity to three concertos.

Concerto Concentrations 6.

Tharaud brings luminosity to three concertos.

Mostly Symphonies 39. / EA Bucket 32: Pierre Henry +/- Beethoven

There’s more going on here than just a few hours of musique concrète and three orchestras navigating a collage.

Mostly Symphonies 39. / EA Bucket 32: Pierre Henry +/- Beethoven

There’s more going on here than just a few hours of musique concrète and three orchestras navigating a collage.

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.

Used Bin Troll Tweets VV.

The first recording of an overlooked oratorio, tonal with buoyant cinematic colors.

Used Bin Troll Tweets VV.

The first recording of an overlooked oratorio, tonal with buoyant cinematic colors.

Concerto Concentrations 5: “Beethoven’s World”

These four discs give the impression that their featured composers were intending to entertain, whereas Beethoven was striving for permanence.

Concerto Concentrations 5: “Beethoven’s World”

These four discs give the impression that their featured composers were intending to entertain, whereas Beethoven was striving for permanence.