In classical music, the Romantic Era lasted from around 1810 to around 1910. That century gave us some of the most famous symphonies in the repertoire. Nineteenth-century composers like Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, and others elevated the symphony
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Shakespeare and Music V – Much Ado About Nothing January 17th, 2016Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies have inspired many a composer to write glorious music. Much Ado About Nothing one of his finest comedies is full of uproarious laughs, gossip, love and deception but also delves into timeless subjects of shame, honor and -
“Music is a Miracle and the First Place of Art” – Alice Herz-Sommer January 16th, 2016 More than ever we need heroes. Alice Hertz-Sommer is one of mine. Alice practiced the piano several hours each day usually from memory and with total absorption—Chopin waltzes, Schubert impromptus, Bach inventions, Beethoven sonatas and she played chamber music with -
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 January 15th, 2016 We have all heard or seen performances of the big piano concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Grieg, Prokofiev and various others. Hordes of young lions and lionesses—technically perfect and getting increasingly younger—merrily thunder through the repertoire on their prospective ways -
Clara-Jumi Kang January 14th, 2016 The Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival has a reputation for attracting some of the best musical talent from around the globe, and this year is no exception. German-born Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang is appearing there this January, giving concerts -
Sergei Prokofiev: Salvation for Modern Music? January 14th, 2016 It is somewhat surprising that Prokofiev’s earliest effort in the symphonic genre also became one of his most popular and most frequently programmed works. Composed in 1916/17, Prokofiev subtitled his Symphony No. 1 “Classical.” That nickname was apparently chosen to -
Classical Musicians and Social Media January 13th, 2016 social media noun noun: social media; plural noun: social medias 1. websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. -
Lina and the Wolf
Sergei Prokofiev and Lina Codina January 12th, 2016Sergei Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant composers, and he definitely knew it. In fact, he was so confident in his musical abilities that he never attempted to conceal the more disagreeable aspects of his character or -
Minors of the Majors
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regina Coeli, K. 108 January 11th, 2016“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!