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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Tchaikovsky’s Endearing First Piano Concerto
Most great artists are acutely misunderstood. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was no exception to this belief. When he composed his Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23, the pianist he had hoped to impress, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, gave … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 Overture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Denis Matsuev, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fantasy Overture, Hans Guido von Bulow, Lang Lang, Liang Wang, Lisa Kim, Marc Ginsberg, Michelle Kim, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Nicolai Grigorevich Rubinstein, Olga Kern, Philip Myers, Philip Smith, Piano Concerto no. 1, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roemo and Juliet, San Francisco Symphony, Sheryl Staples, Stephen Hough, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Violin Concerto in D, Yefim Bronfman, Yundi Li
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Maurice Ravel’s Seductive “Bolero”
The first time I heard Maurice Ravel’s (1875-1937) Boléro, was for a dance number by the Robinson Ballet. The dancers came onto the stage in sweeping silk skirts, bare feet and loose hair (instead of tied up in their secure … Continue reading
Antonin Dvorak’s Indelible “Songs My Mother Taught Me”
There is something soothing in listening to Dvořák’s “Songs.” From the moment the violin begins its endearing lullaby to its melancholy finish, the piece leaves one with a sense of longing. The feeling is similar to when you finish a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Heyduk, Andrew Foster-Williams, Antonin Dvorak, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Christopheren Nomura, Fritz Kreisler, Gordon Gietz, Handel's Messiah, Karina Gauvin, Lisa Saffer, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michelle DeYoung, New York Philharmonic, Robert Levin, Seven Gypsy Songs, Songs My Mother Taught Me, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Tilman Lichdi
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