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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Musical Instruments and Inventions: Adolphe Sax September 22nd, 2014 We don’t think of instruments as having been “invented” – they just have been there forever. In some cases, though, instruments do have a definite hand guiding them and none more so than the Saxophone. -
Why Are Male Harpists So Rare? September 21st, 2014 Music is, unfortunately, no stranger to sexism. Right through the pop world to the lands of orchestras and opera, gender bias occurs more often than people wish to admit. So why do more girls play the harp, and how did -
Tango Beyond Piazzolla
I. Introduction September 18th, 2014When Astor Piazzolla went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger, he was embarrassed by his non-classical music past, and that he played tango music with a bandoneón in a cabaret at night. No matter how hard he tried to -
A serious case of the Flu!
Johannes Brahms and H2N2 September 16th, 2014Throughout his life, Johannes Brahms equated corporeal infirmity with frailty of character. An avid outdoors enthusiast, who boasted that he had never consulted a physician or taken any medication, Brahms confidently asserted the connection between a healthy body and a -
Recycling and the Music Trade September 15th, 2014 Recycling isn’t a new idea and one of the very odd ways in which instrument makers could benefit was in how they acquired their leather for making the pads for their woodwind instruments. -
Yuri Temirkanov : A New World of Music September 14th, 2014 The Russian maestro Yuri Temirkanov will be bringing the St. Petersburg Philharmonic to the Guangzhou Opera house in October and in anticipation of his visit, we got him to answer a few questions. -
Franz Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses September 14th, 2014 The outstanding French pianist Pascal Amoyel takes on the chameleon-like Franz Liszt in this recording of the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (S.173) in this two-disc set that also include the Ballade No.2 (S. 171) and the Liebestraüme, (S. 541). -
The Men in My Life: Stand Partners Two and Three September 13th, 2014 My stand partner for twenty years in the Minnesota Orchestra was another veteran, Robert Jamieson. He was the polar opposite of aggressive, gruff and passionate Shirley Tabachnick. Jamieson was a stoic and private gentleman of Scottish heritage. He had been