Classical Literature

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

melissasadventuretimes:

Video: Jeremy Denk’s Piano Lessons : The New Yorker

This is just too good. (click picture for link) :)

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” - II. Adagio un poco mosso

Performed by Van Cliburn with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra lead by Fritz Reiner.

In honor of Van Cliburn.

Debussy - L’isle joyeuse, L. 106 (The Happy Island)

Whole tone, lydian, and major scales

L’isle Joyeuse begins with a chromatically descending whole tone cadenza.

Friday, March 1, 2013

tierradentro:

“Hush!” (aka “The Concert”), 1875, James Tissot. (via)

Sunday, February 24, 2013

“Let’s face it: Pianists are often told that the mere act of producing sound on a piano is “too easy”! It is certainly true that pianists do not have to be concerned with breathing or intonation. However, much effort is directed towards becoming physically involved with sound production. Pianists often include these aspects when discussing music. Technique study for pianists involves intense listening to enable a singing line that includes breaths in appropriate places. It includes hearing harmonies, voicing, and discriminatory listening for tone and timbre. We speak of linking notes with the fingers for the development of a seamless, supported legato. In short, we strive to hear our repertoire in a symphonic sense, borrowing generously from the language used by our fellow instrumentalists and singers.” Terence Dawson: Collaborative Piano and the developing Musician (via sonateharder)

Thursday, February 7, 2013

amemuette:

Ravel and Stravinsky.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Chopin - Nocturne Op. 15 No. 1

Performed by Daniel Barenboim

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Daniel Barenboim with Jacqueline Du Pré, Itzhak Perlman, and Arthur Rubinstein

(Source: danielbarenboim.com)

“Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief.” Franz Schubert

Friday, February 1, 2013

fantasyofawanderer:

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Daisies, Op.38 No.3

Emil Gilels, piano

Thursday, January 31, 2013

themusicpoint:

Meanwhile on Youtube…

fantasyofawanderer:

vietnamization:

A lone Russian violinist atop a tank in the First World War, c. unknown

Omg

Edit by facepalmmozart:
Except, he’s not Russian.

British violinist Albert Sammons atop a tank in Trafalgar Square, ca. 1916

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

(Source: leadingtone)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Fingerprint is a musical tour of the world through the strings of Jay Kauffman’s guitar. It is a refreshingly original collection of music inspired by folk and popular idioms from around the globe. It features some of his most popular, published works.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Schubert - Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in D major, Op. 137, No. 1, D. 384

Allegro molto
Andante
Allegro vivace

Performed by Denes Zsigmondy, violin and Anneliese Nissen, piano

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