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Today in our exploration of music by Clara and Robert Schumann, we are going to explore Robert’s Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish.” He composed it between November 2th and December 9th of 1850, in a bit more than a month. ..
Today in our exploration of music by Clara and Robert Schumann, I am going to share with you “Chiarina” from Robert’s Carnaval. Imagine a party where each character is wearing a mask, and a piece of music ..
Today I want to share with you Serenade for String Orchestra, by Victor Herbert. Critics critiqued (this is what they do) this piece as being not very emotional. I disagree, but I’ll let you decide.
Today we are going to continue exploring the cello concertos of Victor Herbert. Last week I introduced his first cello concerto, but I have to confess it is his second cello concerto I really wanted you to listen to. I love ..
Today in our exploration of music by Clara and Robert Schumann, I am going to share with you “Chopin” from Robert’s Carnaval. Imagine a party where each character is wearing a mask, and a musical piece is attempting ..
Today in our exploration of music by Clara and Robert Schumann, I am going to share with you an excerpt from my favorite piece by Robert, his Piano Quartet in E-flat Major. I find that I especially love adagios, and that ..
Today we are going to explore a relatively unknown American composer, Victor Herbert (1859–1924). When I say American, he is American as I am American – he was born in Dublin. His father passed away when he was two. His mother ..
Today we are going to continue our exploration into Clara and Robert Schumann’s music by diving into music by Robert. I first heard Robert’s piano concerto around the same time as Edvard Grieg’s piano concerto, ..
Today I am going to share with you an excerpt from Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in B Minor. Edvard Grieg only completed (key word) one concerto during his life, the Concerto in A Minor, which is one of the most popular ..
Today I am going to share with you a short piece, Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Siciliano” from Matthäus-Passion. “Siciliano” has nothing to do with Sicily; it is a musical genre often included as a movement within ..