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Dvořák: Violin & Piano Concertos (CD Review)
by Karl NehringViolin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B 108; Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, B. 63. Ruggiero Ricci, violin; Rudolf Firkušný, piano; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Walter Susskind, conductor. Vox Audiophile Edition VOX-NX-3035CDNaxos has obtained the rights to the original master tapes that Elite Recordings made for the Vox label decades ago (many music lovers no doubt remember Vox, who produced many excellent budget recordings that provided a gateway into the world of classical music for those of us with limited means). Appearing on the back cover of these new “Vox Audiophile Edition” versions is a highlighted statement affirming that “The Elite recordings for Vox legendary producers Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be among the finest sounding orchestral recordings.” For these reissues, Naxos engineers have taken those tapes from the vaults and carefully prepared these CDs for release, the end product of their labors being […]
2024-02-26 19:53:54
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2024-02-19 16:02:25
Alban Berg, Part III, 2024
[…] that, in the eyes of the regime, tainted him even more. Wozzeck was banned (Erich Kleiber conducted the last performance of the opera in November of 1932), practically none of his music was being performed, and Berg’s financial situation was precarious. In January of 1935, the American violinist Louis Krasner commissioned Berg a violin concerto; financially, that was of great help and the concerto, dedicated to the 18-year-old daughter of Alma Mahler and the architect Walter Gropius, who died of polio, became one of Berg’s most successful compositions. Understanding that Lulu most likely wouldn’t be staged in Germany – or anywhere else – anytime soon, Berg decided to write a suite for soprano and orchestra based on the opera, the so-called Lulu Suite. Erich Kleiber performed it in November of 1934, it was well received by the public but the level of condemnation by Goebbels and his underlings was such […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-02-17 13:50:36
[…] Symphony 46 times, beginning under Vincent d’Indy in 1905. This weekend’s performances are the first since 1993.] I wrote more on Chausson HERE Mark DeVoto, musicologist and composer, is an expert on the music of Alban Berg, Debussy, and other early 20th-century composers. A graduate of Harvard College (1961) and Princeton (Ph.D., 1967), he has published on many music subjects, and edited the revised fourth (1978) and fifth (1987) editions of Harmony by his teacher Walter Piston. The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
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