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2019-01-19 03:45:00
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major – Martha Argerich, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani
Accompanied by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of the Israeli conductor Lahav Shani, the Argentine classical pianist Martha Argerich, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, performs Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, Op.26. The concert was recorded at Doelen's Grote zaal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, on December 21, 2018.✻For his Third Concerto for piano and orchestra, Prokofiev looked to the past for inspiration: this concerto incorporates material derived from sketches made between 1911 and 1918. The first movement contains two themes that were written in 1916, plus a chordal passage first sketched in 1911; the second movement contains a theme and variations that was written in 1913, while the final movement uses thematic material from a discarded string quartet begun in 1918. When he began composing this concerto during a holiday in Brittany, Prokofiev wrote, "I already had all the thematic material I […]
2018-05-07 06:50:34
Celebrating 70 years, the Bath Festival
This year is the Bath Festival's 70th anniversary, and between 11 and 26 May the festival is presenting more than 180 events over an extended period of 17 days, bringing some of the world’s leading writers, musicians and cultural figures into the iconic buildings and onto the streets of Bath.Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Ian Burnside will be performing all three of Schubert's great song cycles, and Bath's Camerata choir will be performing Williams' own choral music. And there will be a series of Haydn piano sonatas across 10 Coffee Concerts from pianist Roman Rabinovitch.The orchestra Spira Mirabilis will be bringing its unique collaborative approach to a conductorless performance of Beethoven's Symphony No 7. Pianist Lars Vogt will be directing the Royal Northern Sinfonia from the piano in a cycle of Beethoven piano concertos.There is a performance of Bernstein's West Side Story with Jason Thornton conducting the Bath Sinfonia with […]
2018-01-29 01:30:00
More than a mere transcription of Brahms’ Piano Quintet, the F minor Sonata for Two Pianos deserves to be better known as a masterpiece in its own right. Among its relatively few recordings, a deleted Teldec release by Martha Argerich and Alexandre Rabinovitch stood out for extraordinary ensemble values and fervent musicality. If anything, this […]
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ArtsJournal: music
2017-10-02 20:31:32
Giller Prize Finalists Announced
The winner will be announced on Nov. 20 and receive $100,000 — the richest literary prize in Canada. This is the first year the Giller Prize will be awarded since the death of its founder, Jack Rabinovitch.
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