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Category Archives: Monday Postings
Just a bit of Passacaglia?
Last fall, I attended a concert in the Dachau Palace. … Continue reading
Posted in arrangement, genesis, Halvorsen, Johan, Henning Kraggerud, Instrumentation, Monday Postings, viola, Violin
Tagged Halvorsen, Handel, Kraggerud, string duo, viola, violin
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“My obsession with improvement is a chronic, incurable affliction”. On Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2
The Weimar years as of 1848 marked a profound turning … Continue reading
New year, new luck: Welcome Sebastian Lee!
Do you love Lee? This question will likely be answered … Continue reading
Posted in engraver’s copy, first edition, Lee, Sebastian, Monday Postings, new source, reprint, revision, versions, violoncello
Tagged Études, Lee, violoncello
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Christmas Blog
Christmas is a festival of loved ones, gifts and consequently … Continue reading
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Mozart’s last piano concerto – re-encountering a classic
You know that feeling? For years, you’ve been familiar with … Continue reading
Arcis meets Alexander – Glazunov’s saxophone quartet finally in a reliable Urtext edition
Some time ago, a young Munich ensemble surprised us with … Continue reading
A new music treasure trove
Concert halls, in which no music by female composers is … Continue reading
At the pinnacle of virtuosity
“Alkan? Lots of notes!” – That’s what you hear when … Continue reading
Posted in Alkan, Charles Valentin, Fingering, Marc-André Hamelin, Monday Postings, piano solo, Vincenzo Maltempo
Tagged Alkan, Etude, fingering, Hamlin, Maltempo, piano music, virtuosity
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Summer Break
As summer has begun, our blog is taking a short … Continue reading
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Between distance and admiration – Satie and Ravel
Whilst this year the classical music world is undoubtedly focussed … Continue reading
Posted in dedication, Gymnopédie (Satie), Monday Postings, Pavane (Ravel), piano solo, Ravel, Maurice, Satie, Erik
Tagged dedication, Ravel, relationship, Satie
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