Category Archives: Topics in Music History
Ferenc Erkel’s Masterpiece: His Opera “Bánk Bán”
In the upcoming podcast, 1837: A Year in Classical Music, vol. 6, I’ll discuss a very good chamber piece written … Continue reading
Copland, Ruth Crawford Seeger, and the Hoe-Down from Rodeo
Everyone knows the “Hoe-Down” tune from Aaron Copland’s Ballet Rodeo (even if they don’t know who Aaron Copland was or … Continue reading
Piano Concertos by Mozart and Salieri from 1773
To my surprise… I find the Salieri C Major concerto to be the equal of Mozart's D Major. Mozart, Piano … Continue reading
Musical Nationalism in Western Europe
Reading Harold Schönberg’s The Lives of the Great Composers — a classic and a must-read for classical music fans — I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Copland, Austria, Brahms, composers, Germany, Glinka, music history, Mussorgsky, nationalism, Wagner, World Wars
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BBC Radio 3 To Premiere Newly Discovered Brahms Piano Piece
BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast the first performance of a recently discovered ‘unknown’ Brahms piano work on Saturday 21st … Continue reading
