A researcher at Mount Sinai thought he was testing a piece of the composer’s skull. Later he learned he might have been mistaken.
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During the 2020 pandemic lockdowns, I often followed pianist Jean Muller’s impressive weekly online series devoted to all 32 Beethoven sonatas (available on YouTube). Later…
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Berlioz’s original intentions for his only song cycle, Les nuits d’été, specified a mezzo or tenor and piano. When he orchestrated the songs, he transposed…
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In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.
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By Lawrence Toppman “I wonder if I can outdo Beethoven at the top of his game,” said no sensible composer ever during the last 220…
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Nova Scotia Halifax, May 28 to June 11 902-429-9467 | www.scotiafestival.com Pointe-Claire, April 1 to 28 514-624-2307 | www.festivaldelavoix.com Montréal, April 4 to 26 514-987-4174…
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We’re coming to you LIVE from The Greene Space in New York City for the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grants announcement ceremony hosted by WQXR’s…
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