![]() ![]() Kent Blossom Music Festival: students step in for faculty (Aug. Not only possible but astonishing in such a live performance by human musicians as this one - perfectly coordinated by the cool-headed conductor David Robertson. While pianists have only ten digits at their disposal, you can punch as many slots into a paper roll as you have notes to play them, and superhuman feats become possible. Slots punched onto long rolls of heavy paper fed through a playing mechanism, pneumatically activating levers that produced notes. The centerpiece of a program that included Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Something for the Dark” and Jan Sibelius’s “First Symphony,” Adams’ 1997 work was inspired by the 20th-century technology that fueled player pianos and other musical devices, from street organs to mechanically bowed violins. This article was originally published on ĬUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - If Conrad Tao and The Cleveland Orchestra were being paid by the note for their mind-boggling performance of John Adams’ “Century Rolls” at Blossom Music Center on Saturday evening, the Musical Arts Association might well have flirted with bankruptcy. įiled Under: Features, McCalmont's List, Previews Tagged With: Franz Schubert, McCalmont's List, Neil McCalmont McCalmont’s List 6: Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. In fact, since his music was so rarely performed, Schubert often had to live through the generosity of his friends in order to survive, unfortunately fulfilling the stereotype of the “starving artist.” Many of his works come from the last decade of his life - he died when he was only 31. ![]() Bach, Schubert wrote over a thousand pieces of music and received almost zero recognition for his compositions during his lifetime. Recommended Recordings: Alfred Brendel and the Cleveland Quartet or Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Pamela Frank, Edgar Meyer, and Rebecca YoungĬomposer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828). It is laden with anticipation from the start with a classic crescendo into the second entrance of the main theme. ![]() Will you recognize it? The fourth movement has achieved fame on its own, so perhaps Elgar Nimrod from the Enigma Variations Nimrod is truly one of the all-time heart-wrenching pieces with its fluctuating dynamics and unresolved tension. Scoring: Piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass Genre: Chamber Music (Piano Quintet) – piece for piano and four other instruments usually two violins, viola, and cello įiled Under: Features, McCalmont's List, Previews Tagged With: Joffrey Ballet, McCalmont's List, Rite of Spring, Stravinsky McCalmont’s List 12: Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in C, Op. Having lived with and studied composition under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov until the latter’s death in 1908, Stravinsky rose to fame with his innovative ballets, The Firebird and Petrushka, culminating in the groundbreaking Rite of Spring. Stravinsky was one of the most versatile and influential composers of the 20th century, and many compare his impact on music to Picasso’s on art. Recommended Recordings: Pierre Monteux and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, or Pierre Boulez and The Cleveland Orchestra (1969 recording)Ĭomposer: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Will you recognize it? From Disney’s Fantasia (1940) Genre: Ballet - a dance work accompanied by music, usually with costumes and scenery ![]()
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