Arleen Auger Sings “Morgen” by Richard Strauss
The text of the song “Morgen” was set to music by Richard Strauss. He was married to a well-known soprano, and when the composer died in 1949, she died a few months later. As is …
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Tabea Zimmermann Performs Schumann’s “Maerchenbilder”
Schumann’s Märchenbilder, (Fairytale Pictures) is a relatively late work, composed while Schumann was in residence at Düsseldorf as Director of Music. This masterwork shows the composer in the idiom he knew best: a series of …
Helene Grimaud Plays Beethoven’s Concerto #4
I love all five of Beethoven’s Concerti for Piano and orchestra. And… I actually have a favorite. It is the concerto #4. Just listen to the very first chord: Thousands of piano students sit in …
Symphony #4 (Tragic) by Franz Schubert
Many aspects emerge for me from the music of Schubert: His tragic short life (Listen to the opening introduction to this symphony), and the marvelous interplay he frequently composed between the strings and the wind …
Overture on Hebrew Themes by Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev composed the original version of the Overture on Hebrew Themes during his visit in New York in 1920. He composed it for a chamber group that specialized in Klezmer and other Jewish music. …