August, 2016

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Minors of the Majors
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Les petits riens (The Small Things), K. 299b
“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening!
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The Great Women Artists Who Shaped Music XX—Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
If you are passionate about the chamber music of the twentieth century, chances are that the works are due to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953) — one of the most notable patrons of our time. Without her vision we would not
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How Debussy changed a Scholar’s fate
Fifty years have passed since China’s Cultural Revolution, during which citizens were severely oppressed by restrictions on culture. Unbelievably, the incendiary spark of the Cultural Revolution was a critique titled “Notes on the New Historical Drama ‘Hai Rui Dismissed from
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A Piece Whose Time Has Finally Come
Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs was asked to play a piano reduction of Hans Gál’s Cello Concerto when her friend Antonio Meneses was working on it and was so impressed with Gál’s orchestral writing that she asked her producer, Simon Fox-
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The Twentieth Century Mozart
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s parents named him after Mozart. Against all odds, Erich lived up to the hype by becoming one of the greatest prodigies in music history. The little boy was born in May 1897 in Brünn (now Brno in
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RACHMANINOFF, S.: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 / Moments Musicaux
Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 No. 2 in A Minor: Lento assai From RACHMANINOV, S.: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 / Moments Musicaux (2016) Released by Naxos Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39 – No. 2 in A Minor: Lento assaiPianist Boris Giltburg sees Rachmaninov’s Études-tableaux,Op.
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How You Should Feel in the Key of F minor
In our earlier series on C major and minor, G major and minor, and D major and minor, and A major and minor, E major and minor, B major and minor, F sharp major and minor, C sharp major and
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Ethel Smyth: String Quartet in E minor
Ethel Smyth’s String Quartet in E minor has received considerable scholarly attention. Elizabeth Wood investigates the work as a representative of the struggle for women’s rights and Smyth’s involvement with the women’s suffrage movement. On the other hand, Jennifer Gwynn
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