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Faces of classical music
2018-05-01 16:04:00
Franz Schubert: Fantasie in F minor – Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier (HD 1080p)
Louis Lortie made his third appearance on the stage of Koerner Hall in February of 2013, joined this time by fellow French-Canadian pianist, Helene Mercier.Lortie and Mercier have been a piano team since the 1980s and have collaborated on a number of critically-acclaimed recordings. The ease that comes with years of playing and performing together was most evident in this concert, and the conclusion of their performance brought the Koerner Hall crowd to its feet. ✻ Between January and April 1828, a few months before his death, Schubert wrote this last fantasy that seems to answer his first composition which bears the same title. But this time we are in the presence of a kind of testament. It is a farewell to numerous characters and to all the things Schubert loved.With his incredible modesty he turned it into a fantasy which he dedicated to Karoline Esterhazy. In this […]
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Faces of classical music
2018-04-01 10:50:00
George Gershwin: An American in Paris – Moscow City Symphony - Russian Philharmonic, Hobart Earle (HD 1080p)
Hobart Earle Under the baton of the Venezuelan-born conductor of American descent and People's Artist of Ukraine recipient, Hobart Earle ((b. 1960), the Moscow City Symphony - Russian Philharmonic performs George Gershwin's An American in Paris. Recorded at Moscow International House of Music, Svetlanov Hall, on September 29, 2014.✻After the stunning successes of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and the Piano Concerto in F (1925), Walter Damrosch, then conductor of the New York Philharmonic, was anxious to capitalize on the young composer's growing fame. He requested a work from Gershwin for a first performance in Carnegie Hall in mid-December of 1928. Gershwin had journeyed to Paris and was thoroughly immersed in the mood of the French capital. He brought back authentic Parisian taxi horns, which were used as an integral part of the work. The piece is a true tone poem, inspired by extra-musical considerations – the sights, sounds, […]
2013-05-08 20:54:50
The George Enescu Festival: Hitting A High Note in Romanian Culture
The George Enescu Festival: Hitting A High Note in Romanian Culture by Claudia Moscovici The George Enescu Festival in Bucharest is not only a highlight in Romanian culture, but also one of the most exciting and biggest classical music festivals in Europe. Named after the prestigious Romanian composer and violinist George Enescu (1881-1955), who is best known for his Romanian Rhapsodies, the festival focuses on Enescu’s work and offers the best in classical music, internationally. Every two years, for several weeks during the month of September, Bucharest becomes the classical music capital of Europe. George Enescu and his friend and collaborator George Georgescu organized the first festival in 1958. Although the festival was banned for a period of time during Ceausescu’s dictatorship, it has been reestablished and grown since the Romanian revolution of 1989. It is organized by its Artistic Director Ioan Holender, Artexim, ArClub–The Center for Cultural […]
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