Posts Tagged ‘Rachmaninoff’
Simon Trpceski’s Impressions of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4
Simon Trpceski, who will play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this weekend, talked with me about the performance. Heading out of the WBJC studios, Trpceski expressed regret over omitting in the interview that he thought Rachmaninoff’s underheard and underperformed concerto was, “sexy!” Actually, his impressions of the concerto are quite […]
Looks can be deceiving
In high school, my geography mistress was the sweetest soul who managed to keep discipline just by her sheer good nature. She had a big heart, and physique to match. When she paced up and down the aisles between our desks, there was a tremor in the building. She was Wagnerian in her proportions. Imagine […]
Wednesday 08/15/12 Live! At The Concertgebouw
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Juraj Valcuha/VladimirAshkenazy SOLOIST: Sol Gabetta, cello ORCHESTRA: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Chorus Von Weber: Overture Euryanthe Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3, Op. 44 Fill: Rachmaninov: Three Russian Songs Op. 41 Weber: Grand Duo concertant, Op. 48
Thursday 03/29/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Leonard Slatkin Pianist: Olga Kern TOWER: For the Uncommon Woman TOWER: Made in America RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 DVORAK: Symphony No. 6
What Does Vocalise Look Like?
The Oxford Companion to Music defines a vocalise as, “A melody sung without text but to one or more vowel sounds.” A vocalise can be used as a mere exercise for the voice or as a song without words in the case of Rachmaninoff’s famous Vocalise. Rameau, Lully, Vaughn Williams, Debussy, Villa Lobos, Ravel, Faure […]
Tuesday 02/21/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Charles Dutoit Pianist: Kirill Gerstein Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor, Op 18 Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 in G Minor, Op 103, The Year 1905 Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
