Articles tagged 'Beethoven'
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120, Part 2.
The triplet as upbeat, reiterated in the middle voice and the bass, has a pulling effect to the downbeat made more powerful by each repetition.
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120, Part 2.
The triplet as upbeat, reiterated in the middle voice and the bass, has a pulling effect to the downbeat made more powerful by each repetition.
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120, Part 1.
The music expands quickly from piano to forte with pointed bass notes and a dashing sforzando at the second beat of measure 3.
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Op. 120, Part 1.
The music expands quickly from piano to forte with pointed bass notes and a dashing sforzando at the second beat of measure 3.
Piano Factory 2.
Debussy and Messiaen live on in the filigree and chords of Murail’s poetic piano compositions.
Piano Factory 2.
Debussy and Messiaen live on in the filigree and chords of Murail’s poetic piano compositions.
Words Fail Me 2.
Late Liszt is terrain as well as timeline — the bleak, haunted miniatures that glimpsed the future.
Words Fail Me 2.
Late Liszt is terrain as well as timeline — the bleak, haunted miniatures that glimpsed the future.
Never Enough String Quartets!
Is it possible to tire of string quartets? Not where I sit!
Never Enough String Quartets!
Is it possible to tire of string quartets? Not where I sit!
Mostly Symphonies 2.
With tour experience the proving ground, Fischer bucks convention, placing the Andante before the Scherzo.
Mostly Symphonies 2.
With tour experience the proving ground, Fischer bucks convention, placing the Andante before the Scherzo.
Conversations in Music
I’m sitting here today with two of the 19th century’s musical giants, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann.
Conversations in Music
I’m sitting here today with two of the 19th century’s musical giants, Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann.
Walt’s Ratatouille 7.
Hard on the instrument and on the players, Beethoven’s piano-four hands transcription of his Grosse Fuge is also hard to find.
Walt’s Ratatouille 7.
Hard on the instrument and on the players, Beethoven’s piano-four hands transcription of his Grosse Fuge is also hard to find.
Late-Night Musings on a Late Sonata
Inside Beethoven’s sonata one manages a multifaceted, far-ranging and profound beauty of sound, emotion and idea.
Late-Night Musings on a Late Sonata
Inside Beethoven’s sonata one manages a multifaceted, far-ranging and profound beauty of sound, emotion and idea.
No Longer and Not Yet
Some of us have hobbyhorses; French serialist Jean Barraqué (1928-1973) is one of mine.
No Longer and Not Yet
Some of us have hobbyhorses; French serialist Jean Barraqué (1928-1973) is one of mine.
The Best Kind of Attitude: TACET
…as a music lover and audiophile (in close to equal measure), I’m here to shout “Eureka!”
The Best Kind of Attitude: TACET
…as a music lover and audiophile (in close to equal measure), I’m here to shout “Eureka!”
Heavy Rotation in 2003: Czernowin, Formenti, Guerrero, Harada, Harrison, Serkin, Pollini
Possibly, a more truthful title: “Best of 2003 Based on an Arbitrary and Random Selection Assembled by Someone with Predictable Tastes.”
Heavy Rotation in 2003: Czernowin, Formenti, Guerrero, Harada, Harrison, Serkin, Pollini
Possibly, a more truthful title: “Best of 2003 Based on an Arbitrary and Random Selection Assembled by Someone with Predictable Tastes.”