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A Beautiful Theme: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Wagnerites will be a bit miffed that I missed His Majesty's birthday yesterday, so here it is - Happy Birthday Richard! A blog about Classical Music, resources on the web, Bach, Beethoven, piano, CD's, and more. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations. Ggwfung at gmail dot com. Jan 29 Havergal Brian. Mar 5 Villa Lobos. Mar 8 CPE Bach. Mar 18 Rimsky Korsakov. Jun 11 Rikard Strauss. Sep 5 JC Bach. Oct 12 Vaughan Williams. Oct 25 Johann Strauss Jr. Oct 18 von Weber.
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A Beautiful Theme: Monday, May 29, 2006
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Monday, May 29, 2006. Guitar music is a foreign art to me, and Spanish music even more so. The two find a natural fit in Albeniz's Asturias, a piece originally for piano virtuoso, but even more stunning as a guitar showpiece. Angel Romero strums his fingers off in this youTube video. A blog about Classical Music, resources on the web, Bach, Beethoven, piano, CD's, and more. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations. Ggwfung at gmail dot com. Jan 29 Havergal Brian. Mar 5 Villa Lobos. Mar 8 CPE Bach.
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A Beautiful Theme: Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Saturday, May 13, 2006. Beethoven Symphonies for Piano. Well, it seems as though playing the Beethoven Symphonies on Piano has become popular again. Naxos are lacking just the final disc to complete their survey - No's 7 and 8 to go, and I've just been listening to this performance of the No 9. Not overly impressed, it seems to lack fire, and the piano itself is quite tinny - it needs some serious meat, more bass definitely. Be unimpressed by Naxos here. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations.
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A Beautiful Theme: Thursday, May 18, 2006
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Thursday, May 18, 2006. Here's one I haven't come across before. Christopher Herrick did a complete Bach Organ Cycle for Hyperion, released back in 2002. Sixteen discs and 288 works of Organ Madness. In the meantime, I think Herrick gets my vote for OrganMeister - spritely and conceptual, have a blast here. A blog about Classical Music, resources on the web, Bach, Beethoven, piano, CD's, and more. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations. Ggwfung at gmail dot com. Jan 29 Havergal Brian. Sep 5 JC Bach.
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A Beautiful Theme: Friday, May 19, 2006
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Friday, May 19, 2006. Dictionary of Musical Themes. Barlow and Morgenstein's classic 1948 work is available online. Frustrated at the time, or probably bored during the war, Barlow and Morgenstein wanted a resource that indexed the works of the most important classical composers. What they came up with was sheer genius, in that it not only was a textual catalogue, but also a musical one - all the works listed quoted the main theme from each movement. Sheer wizardry, 10 000 themes to browse forever, here.
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A Beautiful Theme: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006. For those with a bit of bandwidth to spare, you can treat yourself to a video of Horowitz playing Chopin's Third Sonata. Horowitz's attack at the piano is unique - he's like some sort of primitive warrior hurling javelins at heaven - a crisp, crunching sound, no pedal to mask imperfections in timing. Horowitz in action, here. A blog about Classical Music, resources on the web, Bach, Beethoven, piano, CD's, and more. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations. Mar 5 Villa Lobos.
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A Beautiful Theme: Sunday, May 14, 2006
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Sunday, May 14, 2006. Given to moments of self-doubt and introspection, I decided to punch in "classical music blog" into google, and see what I came back with. How was I faring, a young player in an old game? The results are disappointing, truly. That dame from the north, Jessica Duchen, wins pole-position with a well-named blog, Pretenza 21, as the Monk calls it, polls second, then Sandow and Alex Ross. Institutional players to say the least. Verify my non-existence here. It's yours for the taking.
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A Beautiful Theme
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A Beautiful Theme: Saturday, May 20, 2006
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Saturday, May 20, 2006. So too, Jeff Harrington, who has not only solid technique, but is ultra-tech savvy, working with mp3s and midis, and making them functional online. His music is gifted to the world, and you can appreciate his Piano Preludes, Violin Sonatas, and tons of other Chamber Music on his web page here. A blog about Classical Music, resources on the web, Bach, Beethoven, piano, CD's, and more. A Sort of Notebook. Home and Garden Creations. Ggwfung at gmail dot com. Jan 29 Havergal Brian.
