Articles tagged 'Schubert'

String Theory 40: Piano Trios, String Trios

Some later day I will explain why I strongly believe that the sustaining path forward for new music is through the past, but for now, my enthusiasm for the vital and invigorating Barry will have to suffice.

String Theory 40: Piano Trios, String Trios

Some later day I will explain why I strongly believe that the sustaining path forward for new music is through the past, but for now, my enthusiasm for the vital and invigorating Barry will have to suffice.

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 EEE.

Three inventive choral works expertly performed.

Used Bin Troll Tweets EEE.

Three inventive choral works expertly performed.

Used Bin Troll Tweets DDD.

PatKop’s sprechstimme may be too brazen for some, however, Pierrot should unnerve us.

Used Bin Troll Tweets DDD.

PatKop’s sprechstimme may be too brazen for some, however, Pierrot should unnerve us.

(Dis)Arrangements 12: Winterreisen

This jazz octet cuts right to the heart of Winterreise sooner and more surely than most.

(Dis)Arrangements 12: Winterreisen

This jazz octet cuts right to the heart of Winterreise sooner and more surely than most.

Used Bin Troll Tweets QQ.

Looped from nondescript sources, thirteen electronic moods sketch a dehumanized metropolis.

Used Bin Troll Tweets QQ.

Looped from nondescript sources, thirteen electronic moods sketch a dehumanized metropolis.

Piano Factory 24.

Variation sets on popular tunes often helped pay the rent. A gifted improviser, Beethoven was known to delight friends for hours if the mood struck.

Piano Factory 24.

Variation sets on popular tunes often helped pay the rent. A gifted improviser, Beethoven was known to delight friends for hours if the mood struck.

Odes to Music

An ever widening, ever brighter circle. Levin’s deep conversancy with the Romantic canon informs her spirited approach to both modern and period works.

Odes to Music

An ever widening, ever brighter circle. Levin’s deep conversancy with the Romantic canon informs her spirited approach to both modern and period works.

Shostakovich & Schubert: An Odd Coupling?

Two string quartet concerts at Zankel Hall in October: the Belcea Quartet and the Danish String Quartet.

Shostakovich & Schubert: An Odd Coupling?

Two string quartet concerts at Zankel Hall in October: the Belcea Quartet and the Danish String Quartet.

Piano Factory 17.

Craven provides only pitches and permits repetitions, octave displacement, variable dynamics, etc.

Piano Factory 17.

Craven provides only pitches and permits repetitions, octave displacement, variable dynamics, etc.

(Dis)Arrangements 8: More Schubert

Schubert left no concertos, but we do have Liszt’s overstuffed quasi-symphonic Fantasy for piano and orchestra.

(Dis)Arrangements 8: More Schubert

Schubert left no concertos, but we do have Liszt’s overstuffed quasi-symphonic Fantasy for piano and orchestra.

Creating in the Moment: A Q&A with Beth Levin

“A pianist’s work just begins at the opening of the concert. It can’t be wiped away and begun again. For a long time I preferred music to simply fly out to the atmosphere.”

Creating in the Moment: A Q&A with Beth Levin

“A pianist’s work just begins at the opening of the concert. It can’t be wiped away and begun again. For a long time I preferred music to simply fly out to the atmosphere.”