The year 1918 witnessed the end to the slaughter on the battlefields of World War I, the collapse of global dynasties, and the destruction of centuries of Russian imperial rule...
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What makes music revolutionary? The three works on Revolutions 1: 1796 trace the sparks of transformation between 1778 and 1795, offering different perspectives on the evolving possibilities of the Classical...
Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, and Shulamit Ran each occupy very different musical worlds. Yet the three works on this program share a fascination with the natural world as a catalyst...
By 1918 Sergei Prokofiev was well known as a brilliant virtuoso whose bold compositions earned him prominence in St. Petersburg and Moscow. But with Russia torn apart by revolution and...
The years between Sergei Prokofiev’s 1914 graduation from conservatory and his May 1918 departure from his native land in search of artistic success constitute a time of creative expansion and...
What sort of composer declares that a stylistic break and an artistic leap forward happened at the tender age of 16? That was Sergei Prokofiev, born April 27, 1891, whose...
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