Articles tagged 'Schubert'

Composer haunts in Stuttgart, Berlin, Prague

A recent trip allowed for some exploring in Stuttgart, Berlin and Prague.

Composer haunts in Stuttgart, Berlin, Prague

A recent trip allowed for some exploring in Stuttgart, Berlin and Prague.

Used Bin Troll Tweets M.

This wobbly No. 2 wouldn’t make any top-10 Mahler list, but the Twilight Zone composer’s Varèsian vignettes demand far more attention.

Used Bin Troll Tweets M.

This wobbly No. 2 wouldn’t make any top-10 Mahler list, but the Twilight Zone composer’s Varèsian vignettes demand far more attention.

Used Bin Troll Tweets D.

The astronomer’s star charts guide Johnston’s microtones. I crave Vol. 3.

Used Bin Troll Tweets D.

The astronomer’s star charts guide Johnston’s microtones. I crave Vol. 3.

(Dis)Arrangements

The Four Seasons has been deftly mutilated… Richter never forgets that harmony lies at Vivaldi’s core, regardless of repetition or the solo line. I imagine that Hope must hereafter worry he might confuse one for the other in performance.

(Dis)Arrangements

The Four Seasons has been deftly mutilated… Richter never forgets that harmony lies at Vivaldi’s core, regardless of repetition or the solo line. I imagine that Hope must hereafter worry he might confuse one for the other in performance.

A look at Schubert’s Sechs Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780

Our lilting introduction: a sweet opening in C major and in unison, as if arrived from nowhere.

A look at Schubert’s Sechs Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D780

Our lilting introduction: a sweet opening in C major and in unison, as if arrived from nowhere.

The IPC Sound Power

It doesn’t often happen that an audio journalist is among the first in his corner of the world to celebrate a remarkable product line.

The IPC Sound Power

It doesn’t often happen that an audio journalist is among the first in his corner of the world to celebrate a remarkable product line.

Eastern Kingdom in the Midwest

Here was a concert of music from Vienna that, for once, ignored Beethoven, Mahler and Mozart.

Eastern Kingdom in the Midwest

Here was a concert of music from Vienna that, for once, ignored Beethoven, Mahler and Mozart.

Piano Factory 8. (D. 840)

In 1825 Schubert abandoned a C major piano sonata. After Schubert died in 1828 his brother Ferdinand gave the manuscript to Schumann who then passed it to first publisher K.F. Whistling. Whistling presumed the sonata was left incomplete because of the composer’s death and erroneously gave it the nickname “Reliquie” (Relic).

Piano Factory 8. (D. 840)

In 1825 Schubert abandoned a C major piano sonata. After Schubert died in 1828 his brother Ferdinand gave the manuscript to Schumann who then passed it to first publisher K.F. Whistling. Whistling presumed the sonata was left incomplete because of the composer’s death and erroneously gave it the nickname “Reliquie” (Relic).

Pianos Abused: Schubert and Beethoven in New York

The staged entertainment Three Pianos consists of three guys hanging out, knocking back drinks, and stumbling through Schubert’s 1827 Winterreise.

Pianos Abused: Schubert and Beethoven in New York

The staged entertainment Three Pianos consists of three guys hanging out, knocking back drinks, and stumbling through Schubert’s 1827 Winterreise.

String Theory 4: String Orchestras

Ever willful, Pettersson forges sternly lyric melodies in which every pitch counts. Typical of the composer, gorgeous tonal moments, usually cadential, emerge from dissonance.

String Theory 4: String Orchestras

Ever willful, Pettersson forges sternly lyric melodies in which every pitch counts. Typical of the composer, gorgeous tonal moments, usually cadential, emerge from dissonance.

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.

Misdelivered

A Winterreise with tenor and period piano arouses my interest (hinting at Schubert’s own recital for his friends?).

Misdelivered

A Winterreise with tenor and period piano arouses my interest (hinting at Schubert’s own recital for his friends?).