We honored Alban Berg (1885-1935) on his birthday anniversary—February 9—with this video release, an arrangement of the composer's song "Traumgekrönt" performed by the Merz Trio, Gold Medal winners in the prestigious 2019 Fischoff Chamber Music… Read more »
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Messiaen Theme and Variations
A video tribute to Olivier Messiaen, released in honor of the composer's birthday anniversary: Olivier Messiaen: Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano, with Alexi Kenney, violin and Victor Asuncion, piano… Read more »
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Program Notes: Gandelsman Meets Bach
The six Cello Suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are among the composer’s most recognizable works. The Suites have come to universally symbolize the cello itself and have also been transcribed often; an autograph manuscript of a version of the Suite No. 5 for lute by Bach himself is the earliest verifiable such instance.… Read more »
Program Notes: Avalon Quartet with Dempster St. Pro Musica
Beethoven was born in the northern German city of Bonn. It was there that he received his early musical training. In 1787, at the age of 16, he took an 18-day journey to Vienna, the great musical capital. The exact purpose of this trip is not known, but in addition to playing concerts as a pianist and soaking in the atmosphere, he probably hoped to meet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At that time Mozart was the most prominent musician in Vienna… Read more »