Ravel’s “Piece en Forme de Habanera”
Maurice Ravel originally composed his Pièce en forme de Habanera as a Vocalise etude en forme de Habanera for bass voice and piano in 1907. Ravel took as his model the slow, sultry Spanish dance …
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Elena Fischer-Dieskau Plays Beethoven and Brahms
Pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau is consistently praised by critics and audiences for her intensely captivating stage presence, and she provokes great enthusiasm each time she performs. Elena has appeared at prestigious festivals and concert halls around …
Janine Jansen and Friends Play the Schubert Octet
The Octet in F major is the largest of Schubert’s chamber works in instrumentation and duration. He composed it in March 1824 at the same time as he was writing the string quartets Rosamunde D …
Elena Fischer-Dieskau Teaches Piano
When I was seven years old I began to study violin. Years later I also became interested in Piano. I had no teacher; I learned on my own. I loved the Beethoven Moonlight sonata and …
“El Salon Mexico” by Aaron Copland
“El Salón Mexico” marked a turning point for Aaron Copland, who had studied in Paris and previously explored the various trends of the European avant-garde in his music. Like many artists and intellectuals, Copland became increasingly …