Conradin Kreutzer News
German composer and conductor (1780-1849)
- oboe, piano
- opera
- Germany, Grand Duchy of Baden
- composer, conductor, oboist, pianist
Last update
2024-03-26
Refresh
2022-07-29 18:35:28
Beethoven understood how different his new sonata #9 was from any that had come before, including his own eight. His title page describes it as a “Sonata for the pianoforte and violin obbligato, written in a very concertato style, almost like a concerto” – in other words, nothing like the modest sonatas for keyboard with optional violin accompaniment of the early Classical era. The Sonata begins with a slow introduction, something expected more in a symphony than a violin sonata, and the violin has the first notes, echoed by the piano. This chromatic introduction emphasizes the key of D minor,
2022-07-29 12:34:59
NEW TO YOUTUBE | The Knights Perform Janáček’s “Kreutzer Sonata” String Quartet No. 1 Arranged for Orchestra
The Knights is a Brooklyn-based orchestral collective formed by artistic directors and brothers violinist Colin Jacobsen and cellist Eric Jacobsen, the latter of whom conducts the ensemble. The Knights’ new album, “The Kreutzer Project” will be released on August 26, 2022, including works by Colin, Anna Clyne, Janáček, and Beethoven, ahead of the group’s […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-07-28 00:49:13
Last night at the Naumburg Bandshell was the second performance of the summer by irrepressible, shapeshifting orchestra the Knights. It wasn’t as deviously thematic as their first night here last month, where they paired Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata with Janacek’s String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata.” In a more general sense, yesterday evening’s theme was pastiches, […]
2022-06-15 06:21:17
Last night at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park was a welcome return for one of New York’s most enduring cosmopolitan traditions. This was a particularly clever installment. It’s been done before: pairing Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata with Janacek’s String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata.” A Naumburg Concert favorite, chamber orchestra the Knights worked several levels […]
or
- timeline: Composers (Europe). Conductors (Europe). Performers (Europe).
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): K...