Posts Tagged ‘Brahms’
Emanuel Ax’s Brahms project
Emanuel Ax, a marvelous interpreter of Johannes Brahms, has embarked on a project that explores Brahms’s piano music in its original forms but also takes his music further by commissioning contemporary composers to make works around his music. We have the opportunity to hear some of the fruits of this project at […]
Sublime Septet
The Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, making their Shriver Hall Concert debut yesterday evening, showed us again why we are so lucky to have this chamber music series in Baltimore. They gave us an excellent reading of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet. Then came the Beethoven Septet — and it was one of those performances where you find […]
The Melodies of Brahms With Denyce Graves and no Hands!
Conductor Piotr Gajewski talked with me about the National Philharmonic’s upcoming all Brahms concert with superstar mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, 2 of the women Brahms loved and conducting without a score. 01 Track 1 The National Philharmonic Chorale with Denyce Graves will perform Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th. Here’s the web […]
Thursday 11/01/12 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano SAARIAHO: Laterna Magica MOZART: Symphony No. 39 in Eb, K. 543 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No.1 in d, Op. 15
Those viola jokes…
What is the longest viola joke? Harold in Italy. Okay, this one is quite funny, but for the most part I just don’t get the plethora of viola jokes. I mean, I get them, but I don’t understand why violas are the butt of the dumb blonde jokes of the music world. The viola has […]
Top 5
WBJC’s web maestra, Diana Ross, has suggested that we blog about a Top 5 list of some kind, so here I go with my top 5 favorite instruments: Cello, because it sounds so luscious and sonorous. It has its limitations, to be sure—the cellists can’t stand for the National Anthem at the opening of the […]
Wednesday 08/22/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM Conductor: Etienne Siebens Pianist: Ralph van Raat Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Lex van Delden: Symphony No. 3 Henriëtte Bosmans: Concertino for piano and orchestra Jan van Gilse: Symphony No. 1 in F major Fill: Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Jan van Gilse: Overture in C
Tuesday 05/22/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Riccardo Muti Violinist: Pinchas Zukerman Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 77 Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 73 Haydn: Symphony No 89 in F Major
Sir Simon in Philly
Despite the fact that they are emerging from chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Philadelphia Orchestra is still playing away and able to attract top notch conductors. They were led by Sir Simon Rattle this past weekend, including a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. I went up to Philly to hear them in their home […]
Conversation with a Listener. Brahms vs. Wagner
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Last week I received a series of emails from a listener inquiring about the difference between Brahms and Wagner. I thought it would be interesting to share these postings with you. The listener will remain anonymous out […]