Articles tagged 'Liszt'
Soloists Steal Spotlight in Carnegie Hall Concerts
Two international-class orchestras came to Carnegie Hall within two weeks of each other, performing under the capable batons of highly (and deservedly) acclaimed conductors.
Soloists Steal Spotlight in Carnegie Hall Concerts
Two international-class orchestras came to Carnegie Hall within two weeks of each other, performing under the capable batons of highly (and deservedly) acclaimed conductors.
Composer haunts in Stuttgart, Berlin, Prague
A recent trip allowed for some exploring in Stuttgart, Berlin and Prague.
Composer haunts in Stuttgart, Berlin, Prague
A recent trip allowed for some exploring in Stuttgart, Berlin and Prague.
(Dis)Arrangements 6. / Piano Factory 14.
Bach and Scarlatti on piano are intrinsically arrangements, music relocated to an instrument unanticipated by their composers. Some 19th and 20th-century composer-pianists found Bach and Scarlatti too spindly for the ivories. They added notes and fleshed out chords, and took other liberties such as composing new voices or adjusting harmonies.
(Dis)Arrangements 6. / Piano Factory 14.
Bach and Scarlatti on piano are intrinsically arrangements, music relocated to an instrument unanticipated by their composers. Some 19th and 20th-century composer-pianists found Bach and Scarlatti too spindly for the ivories. They added notes and fleshed out chords, and took other liberties such as composing new voices or adjusting harmonies.
Used Bin Troll Tweets J.
The curmudgeon is back, but sees light at the end of the tunnel.
Used Bin Troll Tweets J.
The curmudgeon is back, but sees light at the end of the tunnel.
Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 3.
A fresh NEOS sparks this roundup and forces an overdue confrontation with col legno’s Prometeo.
Maestro di Suoni e Silenzi: Necessary Nono 3.
A fresh NEOS sparks this roundup and forces an overdue confrontation with col legno’s Prometeo.
Youri Pochtar’s late Liszt
Youri Pochtar boasts an encompassing technique, as well as the intellect to grasp the music’s mercurial turns.
Youri Pochtar’s late Liszt
Youri Pochtar boasts an encompassing technique, as well as the intellect to grasp the music’s mercurial turns.
Neben Wagner
Leveraging Google’s big-brother technology, I discover that I’ve only mentioned the lucky recipient of “Mad King” Ludwig II’s patronage in passing. In this line of work, avoiding Wagner is like a wine snob steering clear of Bordeaux.
Neben Wagner
Leveraging Google’s big-brother technology, I discover that I’ve only mentioned the lucky recipient of “Mad King” Ludwig II’s patronage in passing. In this line of work, avoiding Wagner is like a wine snob steering clear of Bordeaux.
Golden Oldies: The Sony Leon Fleisher Reissues
To those of us of a certain age, the name Leon Fleisher conjures memories of a lavishly gifted American pianist whose Columbia and Epic recordings schooled us in many of the basic works of the piano literature.
Golden Oldies: The Sony Leon Fleisher Reissues
To those of us of a certain age, the name Leon Fleisher conjures memories of a lavishly gifted American pianist whose Columbia and Epic recordings schooled us in many of the basic works of the piano literature.
Mostly Symphonies 7.
Weiner completed his arrangement in 1955, and this is apparently the first recording. The challenges and decisions are huge.
Mostly Symphonies 7.
Weiner completed his arrangement in 1955, and this is apparently the first recording. The challenges and decisions are huge.
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.
Dear La Folia 12.
I don’t know that a month has elapsed in the past five years without periods of audiophile anguish over imaging.
Dear La Folia 12.
I don’t know that a month has elapsed in the past five years without periods of audiophile anguish over imaging.