Destination: The Renaissance
Submitted by jsdubois015 on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:54
I was finally able to pull myself away from Bach's organ works and get back to my intended destination: Late Renaissance music. I located a few scores that I'll start with but have yet to really delve into them. Other than what I experienced in my music history courses in college, I've never spent much time studying Renaissance music. So, the thought of actually getting into this wonderful period of music intrigues me.
Read more... 1 commentMarch 1, 2010. Chopin 200!
Yes, Frédéric Chopin was born on March 1 200 years ago! So, without further ado, let’s celebrate. We’ll hear pianists from many countries. Mara Dobresco of France plays the Valse in e minor, Op. Posth.; Elena Kuschnerova of Germany – the Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2; Bill-John Newbrough – the Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 18; Konstantyn Travinsky of Ukraine plays Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in c minor and Valse Op. 70, No. 1 in G-flat Major; Dmitry Paperno, formerly of Russia, plays the Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4; John Ferguson – the Nocturne in c minor, Op. 48, No. 1; Spencer Myer plays the Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61; Elena Baksht, another former Russian pianist, plays the Scherzo No. 2 in b-flat minor; and Hayk Arsenyan, the pianist born in Armenia, plays the Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38. To listen, click here.
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in D Minor K.266 K.517
Nuccio Trotta (Piano)
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in B minor L.449 K.27
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Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in B minor L.33 K.87
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Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in A major L.483 K.322
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Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor L.413 K.9
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Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in E minor L.22 K.198
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Bach on a Sunday Morning
Submitted by jsdubois015 on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 10:43
After my last post, I had full intentions of making a trip into the music of the Renaissance. However, I was slightly sidetracked along the way. The cause of my distraction: the Bach organ works. One can only marvel at the organ works of the immortal J.S. Bach. First of all, there is the sheer number of works he composed. Yet, even more significant, is their profound artistry. While most of these works are cast in the archaic forms of prelude and fugue or chorale preludes, their musicality and expression are far from stagnant.
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Claude Debussy - Bruyères, from Préludes Book 2, No. 5
Nuccio Trotta (Piano)