Schumann’s Fantasiestuecke Opus 12
Fantasiesucke Op. 12,is a set of eight pieces for piano that was written by Schumann in 1837 and was inspired by the 1814 collection of novellas in Callots Manier by E. T. A. Hoffmann, one …
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Mozart’s Piano Sonata KV 333
Until fairly recently the Sonata K. 333 by Mozart was considered a Parisian work, but musicological investigation has placed it chronologically in 1783, later than Mozart’s Paris time, and geographically in Linz and Vienna. The …
Yuja Wang Plays the Piano concerto #2 by Sergei Rachmaninov
The first performance of this concerto was given in the year 1901. The first movement (Moderato – Allegro) opens with dark, paired chords for the soloist, building into stormy runs. Only later does the orchestra …
Pianist Menachem Pressler is 99 years Young!
A few days ago, pianist Menachem Pressler celebrated his 99th birthday. He was born on December 16, 1923. Much of Mr. Pressler’s family was killed by the Nazi’s. Mr. Pressler survived, lived in Palestine for …
Concerto for Violin and Oboe by J. S. Bach
In adapting a concerto for some other instrument, Bach would typically give the solo part to the harpsichordist’s right hand, leaving the range and key of the original solo part intact, and add a left-hand …