Musicon / Nielsen / Nielsen Symphonies with Blomstedt and the Symphony Orchestra of San Francisco
I thought Jarvi was good enough, until I listened to Bernstein and especially Ole Schmidt — those performances that were rightly described as ablaze with life, warmth and a sense of discovery… Yet, even Schmidt is obliged to withdraw compared with the magnificence of ::More
Musicon / Beethoven / Musical education / Serenades
A form which is variously employed, for solo instruments, small combinations, and full orchestra (though seldom with the complete modern apparatus), is the Serenade. Historically, it is a contemporary of the old suites and the first symphonies, and like them it consists of a group of short ::More
Musicon / Musical education / Sonata – Concerto – Symphony
Symphonies, symphonic poems, concertos for solo instruments and orchestra, as well as the various forms of chamber music, such as trios, quartets, and quintets for strings, or pianoforte and strings, are but different expressions of the idea which is best summed up in the word sonata. What ::More
