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Prokofiev. Greatest Powerhouse of the 20th Century!
April 3, 2018
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Our guest artist, Alon Goldstein and his thoughts on Prokofiev. German culture – it’s strong influence and how composers found new sources of inspiration. This whole ...
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Brahms. Sunny, Pastoral and Hair-Raising!
March 27, 2018
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SUNNY. PASTORAL. HAIR-RAISING! Okay, Johannes Brahms. Johannes Brahms is one of classical music’s grumpiest composers so he really just had a problem with other people. ...
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Mozart No. 40 …. High-Voltage Drama!
March 12, 2018
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Mozart High-Voltage Drama! Mozart was a fast worker. In the summer of 1788, he wrote his final three symphonies—each one a monument of classical style. ...
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Mozart’s Only Concerto for Harp
March 7, 2018
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So Rare. So Incredibly Beautiful. So Mozart. In 1778, Mozart visited Paris for the second time. He found himself employed, partly, by a flutist— aristocrat to teach ...
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Serenades … Anything Goes!
March 2, 2018
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Mozart wrote 13 serenades— four of which have a reference to ‘night’ in the title—including the one we are playing on Masterworks 3—Serenata Notturna. The ...
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Amado on Amadeus
February 26, 2018
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Did you know that Mozart rarely revised what he wrote? Or that he proposed marriage to Marie Antoinette? Find out more about the fascinating life ...
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