For as long as composers have been writing music, they’ve been inspired by the mystery, mood, and mythology of the night. We’ve gathered ten pieces of classical music about the night that explore themes associated with the hours after dark,
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Brass Buzz September 26th, 2012 Brass players are lucky to have some of the most gorgeous music written for them. One can’t help but think of Bruckner Symphonies, like the 9th Symphony with 8 horns, 4 of them doubling on Wagner Tubas, 3 trumpets and -
Mozart in London IV September 25th, 2012 During his stay in London, Wolfi apparently composed a number of duet sonatas, that is, two players performing at one piano. They were probably intended for his personal use and included the participation from his sister Nannerl. Advertisements from 1765 -
Johannes Brahms: “Ein Deutsches Requiem” Op. 45 September 24th, 2012 The “German Requiem” by Johannes Brahms, more so than any other of his compositions, first established the composer’s reputation among a wide range of music lovers in Germany, and subsequently secured his international reputation as well. Not unexpectedly, however, the -
Maxim Rysanov September 14th, 2012 Having established himself as one of the world’s top viola players, Maxim has won the applause from audiences around the world with his charismatic performance. Having chosen Hong Kong as one of the destinations in his world tour this fall, -
In touch with Carolyn Choa September 14th, 2012 Behind every great man there stands a wise woman. Behind the late award-winning director Anthony Minghella, there stands his wife Carolyn Choa- together, they have shared their artistic career most fittingly. Carolyn has choreographed numerous dance productions before involving in - Resistance is Futile!
Franz Liszt and Caroline and Eveline September 13th, 2012Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 85 (1819) While in the waning stages of his relationship with Marie d’Agoult, Franz Liszt would deliberately forget to put their “fidelity ring” on his finger. “I felt a curious pleasure in - E=Mozart2 September 12th, 2012 The German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1925 for his work in quantum mechanics, suggested “The space in which a person developed as an intellectual/spiritual being has more dimensions than the space
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Mozart in London III September 12th, 2012 After a mere four weeks in England, Wolfi showed remarkable progress and growth as a composer. Leopold wrote, ”what he had known when he left Salzburg is nothing compared with what he knows now; it defies the imagination … right
