Articles tagged 'Mahler'

Piano Factory 32.

I hear the last four sonatas as a connected sequence where Walker’s system appears to value compact expression over logic.

Piano Factory 32.

I hear the last four sonatas as a connected sequence where Walker’s system appears to value compact expression over logic.

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.

Tome Tweets 3.

Morricone was smart. De Rosa coaxes vignettes and wisdom from the maestro.

Tome Tweets 3.

Morricone was smart. De Rosa coaxes vignettes and wisdom from the maestro.

Xenakis and Stravinsky in America, Mahler too (via Copland)

Copland invited Xenakis to Tanglewood in 1963, and between 1967 and ’72, Xenakis taught at Indiana University.

Xenakis and Stravinsky in America, Mahler too (via Copland)

Copland invited Xenakis to Tanglewood in 1963, and between 1967 and ’72, Xenakis taught at Indiana University.

Used Bin Troll Tweets SS.

The concerto hums and rumbles, charming and clever, destined for greatness.

Used Bin Troll Tweets SS.

The concerto hums and rumbles, charming and clever, destined for greatness.

Mostly Symphonies 36.

The brief Scherzo startles with unfathomable harmonies in duple meter contradicting a bucolic trio.

Mostly Symphonies 36.

The brief Scherzo startles with unfathomable harmonies in duple meter contradicting a bucolic trio.

Two concerts

Some concerts are like encyclopedias or history lessons.

Two concerts

Some concerts are like encyclopedias or history lessons.

Mostly Symphonies 32.

It becomes a bit of a game to guess what lies around the corner, like anticipating whether a rogue chef might festoon a sweet dessert with chopped parsley.

Mostly Symphonies 32.

It becomes a bit of a game to guess what lies around the corner, like anticipating whether a rogue chef might festoon a sweet dessert with chopped parsley.

Used Bin Troll Tweets X.

This Dmitri animated by Barnes isn’t the Shostakovich whose music I know.

Used Bin Troll Tweets X.

This Dmitri animated by Barnes isn’t the Shostakovich whose music I know.

Mostly Symphonies 29: Keep Going, Keep Going… Two new Berio Sinfonias

Berio the finisher and arranger was asked to orchestrate several Mahler songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Knowing Sinfonia lurks around the corner, these songs take on an innocent, even archaic quality when we know the postmodern age is just moments away.

Mostly Symphonies 29: Keep Going, Keep Going… Two new Berio Sinfonias

Berio the finisher and arranger was asked to orchestrate several Mahler songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Knowing Sinfonia lurks around the corner, these songs take on an innocent, even archaic quality when we know the postmodern age is just moments away.

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).

Used Bin Troll Tweets U.

A sparkling, often virtuosic collection of Romantic and early-Modern sea pieces.

Used Bin Troll Tweets U.

A sparkling, often virtuosic collection of Romantic and early-Modern sea pieces.