Articles tagged 'Wagner'
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 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.
Two concerts
Some concerts are like encyclopedias or history lessons.
Piano Factory 16. / (Dis)Arrangements 9: Liszt and Wagner
Liszt’s last pieces reflect little interest in pyrotechnics or showy glamour. They are curious about harmony and the spiritual world; some touch on historical subjects, but most all are reflective, even world-weary.
Piano Factory 16. / (Dis)Arrangements 9: Liszt and Wagner
Liszt’s last pieces reflect little interest in pyrotechnics or showy glamour. They are curious about harmony and the spiritual world; some touch on historical subjects, but most all are reflective, even world-weary.
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.
Armchair Operas and Amusements 9.
In Svoboda’s wide-ranging homage, original bits may be recostumed or might lurk beneath contemporaneous texts.
Armchair Operas and Amusements 9.
In Svoboda’s wide-ranging homage, original bits may be recostumed or might lurk beneath contemporaneous texts.
Neben Wagner
Leveraging Google’s big-brother technology, I discover that I’ve only mentioned the lucky recipient of “Mad King” Ludwig II’s patronage in passing. In this line of work, avoiding Wagner is like a wine snob steering clear of Bordeaux.
Neben Wagner
Leveraging Google’s big-brother technology, I discover that I’ve only mentioned the lucky recipient of “Mad King” Ludwig II’s patronage in passing. In this line of work, avoiding Wagner is like a wine snob steering clear of Bordeaux.
Scattershot Screed from Germany
Listening to voices, those oldest of all instruments, might be described as searching the foreign (or Other) for our own sound, and perhaps recognizing / befriending it for what always seems to be the first time.
Scattershot Screed from Germany
Listening to voices, those oldest of all instruments, might be described as searching the foreign (or Other) for our own sound, and perhaps recognizing / befriending it for what always seems to be the first time.
Wagner, Hitler and Anti-Semitism
While Wagner’s place in musical history is undisputed, his extraordinary, if unwitting, influence on world events is not fully appreciated.
Wagner, Hitler and Anti-Semitism
While Wagner’s place in musical history is undisputed, his extraordinary, if unwitting, influence on world events is not fully appreciated.