Aug 28, 2008
Rachmaninov and Prokofiev: Romanticism and Reaction
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Romanticism and Reaction: Rachmaninov and Prokofiev
The two Sergeis: giant men, giant pianists, and giant composers whose music has not always gotten the respect it deserves.
The two Sergeis: giant men, giant pianists, and giant composers whose music has not always gotten the respect it deserves.
American Masters
American classical music has evolved its own heterogeneous identity, characterized by energy and optimism – rom its Eurocentric beginnings, exemplified by composers such as MacDowell and Griffes, through the encounters of Americans abroad with such musicians as Boulanger and Stravinsky
American classical music has evolved its own heterogeneous identity, characterized by energy and optimism – rom its Eurocentric beginnings, exemplified by composers such as MacDowell and Griffes, through the encounters of Americans abroad with such musicians as Boulanger and Stravinsky
Happy YouTube Birthday, Rachmaninoff
We are so fortunate that both audio recording technology and player piano rolls were available during this greatest of pianist's lifetime, so there are several clips on YouTube to choose from.
Apr 1, 2008, 8:31pm
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We are so fortunate that both audio recording technology and player piano rolls were available during this greatest of pianist's lifetime, so there are several clips on YouTube to choose from.
Apr 1, 2008, 8:31pm
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Suzie Templeton’s stop-motion, non-narrated retelling of Prokofiev’s 1936 work Peter and the Wolf is nominated in the Animated Short Film category. Watch the movie and learn more about Peter and the Wolf.
Feb 24, 2008, 5:58pm
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Several comments on yesterday’s Met Opera broadcast of Prokofiev’s War and Peace.
Dec 23, 2007, 8:25pm
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Prokofiev and Berlioz with the Verbier
As a music teacher and lecturer, I usually have to make my dinner with stale gruel and tepid tap water, but not tonight. A generous patron associated with Verbier’s sponsor, UBS, gave me tickets to the pre-concert reception. Crab legs, salad with walnuts and blue cheese, ravioli suffed with carmelized mushrooms, beef tenderloin with creamy horseradish sauce, and anything you could want to drink…I wanted to miss the Prokofiev and stay with the food. But alas, with polite regrets and best wishes the catering staff shooed me off to the concert.
Nov 19, 2007, 11:20pm
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As a music teacher and lecturer, I usually have to make my dinner with stale gruel and tepid tap water, but not tonight. A generous patron associated with Verbier’s sponsor, UBS, gave me tickets to the pre-concert reception. Crab legs, salad with walnuts and blue cheese, ravioli suffed with carmelized mushrooms, beef tenderloin with creamy horseradish sauce, and anything you could want to drink…I wanted to miss the Prokofiev and stay with the food. But alas, with polite regrets and best wishes the catering staff shooed me off to the concert.
Nov 19, 2007, 11:20pm
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