Someone writing a review for an album on Amazon wrote: The Bach solo string music is, of course, one of the landmarks of classical music. These are some of the greatest…
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Approx. 40 minutes of music here. Long Play Brahms Symphony No.3 In F Major, Opus 90 (Third Movement) variations on a theme by Haydn op 56b variation 3 con moto…
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Not enough Schubert on this site I think! Here’s a movement from his Octet. It’s interesting how it came about. A famous clarinetist asked Schubert to compose a work similar to…
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This site is amazing! It’s an absolute must for serious Chamber Music aficianados. When you get to the site… about-us.htm then scroll down and click on Catalogue. The best part is…
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He attempts to be saved, renewed, re-born from a quagmire of sadness, poignancy and melancholy. Does he pull it off? Piano concerto #2 Andante Shostakovich Piano concerto…
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Eric Satie wrote 3 piano pieces he called Gymnopédie. This is a transcription of the second Gymnopedie for piano. Transcribed for piano and bassoon. Catherine Marchese – Emile Naoumoff_02_Deuxieme Gymnopedie …
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Bach Great Composers pay tribute to other "Greats" Piano Rachmaninoff Violin
Rachmaninoff does Bach!
Here’s another example of how interesting it is when a composer does ‘transcriptions’ of another’s work. (*for more, see the Post titled, “Great Composers pay tribute to other Greats”) Here are…
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Pelleas and Melisande is a nine part orchestral suite by Sibelius. Here are the first two parts. Recently I’ve been trying to expand my horizons! Get away from being stuck on…
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Lieder Ohne Worte – Songs without words. A series for solo piano Mendelssohn wrote over various periods in his life. I find them incredibly simple and straightforward in their emotional expression.…
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Cherubini was BIG – back in his day – but pretty much ignored and forgotten until recently. (see the post Cherubini for how he was admired by Beethoven and other great…
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Debussy’s prelude la fille aux cheveux played by David Oistrakh 09-debussy-prelude-la-fille-aux-cheveux…
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Faure Cello Sonata No. 1 Andante From a Naxos music review: Faure’s two cello sonatas are compact, beautifully written works whose musical language, with its many subtle changes of tonality…
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I was satisfied with the first version of this piece. (Brahms violin concerto in D major/allegro giocoso) It moved me – until I received this comment from someone who “knows”! Taneyev…
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Beethoven Piano Violin
Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12, Adagio con molt’espressione
More evidence of the “magic spells” Beethoven can weave! Is someone in the Drawing Room having a nice cup of tea, watching the sunset over the trees?…
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These second movements – (the “slow” movements) – in Haydn’s Piano Concertos; are thoughtful, introspective, gentle and seductive! – Just my cuppa tea! Some of Mozart’s piano concertos are very close…