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2024-01-29 14:59:14
Schubery, Mendelssohn, 2024
[…] wrote about 600 – and some of them are wonderful. Here, for example, is Gruss (Greeting), a song from his op. 19a on a poem by Henrich Heine. It’s performed by the Irish tenor Robin Tritschler, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau. When he wrote his songs op. 19a, Mendelssohn wasn’t much older than Schubert of An die Musik: he started the cycle at the age of 21. Three Italian composers were also born this week: Alessandro Marcello, on February 1st of 1673, Luigi Dallapiccola, on February 3rd of 1904, and Luigi Nono, on January 29th of 1924. We’ve never written about Dallapiccola even though he was a very interesting composer; we’ll do it next week. Also, yesterday was Arthur Rubinstein’s birthday (he was born in 1887, 137 years ago, but his ever-popular recordings evidence that he was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century). Two wonderful singers were […]
Serenade (Western Classical Music in India)
2024-01-24 18:31:24
Rated as one of the most accomplished singers of her time, Toti Dal Monte was born in Venice on 27th June 1893. Her ambition was to become a concert pianist and she entered the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice while still a child. A strained tendon in her left hand came as a severe blow to Dal Monte who, having almost finished her studies, saw her aspirations shattered. Her father sought the advice of Italian operatic contralto Barbara Marchisio. The […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
2024-01-08 04:30:00
Miloš Baroque (CD Review)
by Karl NehringScarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K. 32 (arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin); Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 439 “La Notte”: VI. Allegro (arr. for Guitar & Baroque Ensemble by Michael Lewin)*; Rameau: The Arts and the Hours (arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin); Handel: Suite in B‐Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Menuet (arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin); Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor, RV 580: I. Allegro (arr. for Guitar & Baroque Ensemble by Michael Lewin)*; Silvius Leopold Weiss: Passacaglia; Scarlatti: Sonata in F Minor, K. 466 (arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin); Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor, RV 580: III. Allegro (arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin)*; Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1004: Chaconne (arr. for Guitar); Alessandro Marcello: Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio (arr. for Guitar & Baroque Ensemble by Michael Lewin)*; Boccherini: Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G 448: IV. Fandango (arr. for Guitar & Baroque Ensemble by Michael […]
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