Musicon / Debussy / Franck / Ravel / First Impressions: Franck, Debussy, Ravel chamber music – Decca Audiophile
Listening for the first time to this newcomer containing Franck and Debussy sonatas for violin and piano, the Debussy sonata for flute, viola and harp, and Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet. This is a Decca release (1988) of recordings made back ::More
Musicon / Announcements / Welcome the New Year with the Best of 2009
Here are top albums featured by MUSICON in 2009. Enjoy! John Scofield, Piety Street Bob Dylan, Christmas in the Heart Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi Bang Gang, Ghosts From the Past Bruch – 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano The Promise, by Vassilis Tsabropoulos ::More
Musicon / Bruch / Bruch – 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (Henk de Graaf)
Bruch is mainly known for his violin works (in Germany rather for his choral works) – yet, these little trios for clarinet, piano and viola (sometimes performed with cello instead of the viola), are gems you wouldn’t like to miss. In the performance that I have in mind Henk de Graaf ::More
Musicon / Beethoven / Musical education / The Viola
The viola is next in size to the violin, and is tuned at the interval of a fifth lower. Its highest string is A, which is the second string of the violin, and its lowest C. Its tone, which sometimes contains a comical suggestion of a boy’s voice in mutation, is lacking in incisiveness and ::More
Musicon / Bach / Main Works of J S Bach – Orchestral and Chamber music
Orchestral: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1–6 (BWV1046–51); 7 Concertos for harpsichord and strings (BWV1052–8), No. 1 in D minor, No. 2 in E, No. 3 inD, No. 4 in A, No. 5 in F minor, No. 6 in F, No. 7 in G minor; 3 concerts for 2 harpsichords and strings (BWV1060–2), No.1 in ::More
