June, 2018

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Brahms on the Road
A Trip to Transylvania with Piano and Violin II
In their September 1879 trip, Johannes Brahms, pianist, and Joseph Joachim, violinist, ventured into what was, to them, the furthest corners of civilization for these two Viennese-based musicians. The first part of their trip, Budapest to Arad to Timişoara covered
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SVIRIDOV, G.V.: Russia Adrift / Snow is Falling / Music for Chamber Orchestra
Sneg idyot (Snow is Falling) Soul From SVIRIDOV, G.V.: Russia Adrift / Snow is Falling / Music for Chamber Orchestra (2017) Released by Naxos Sviridov: Sneg idyot (Snow is Falling) – SoulGeorgy Sviridov was a celebrated figure whose vocal works,
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Milhaud: David
Premiered Today in 1954
David, first premiered in a concert version on 1 June 1954 in Jerusalem, is Darius Milhaud’s longest and most extensive work. The opera was composed at the suggestion of conductor Sergei Koussevitzky who was organizing a Festival to mark the
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