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Music, Piano, Russian Piano 20161 Comment

Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Fugue for Thought

performed by Nicolas Economou or below by Mikhail Pletnev (much more on recordings below) Here we are in October, and with the first piano piece of the month’s piano-focused series, with a small tip of the hat to what we’ll … Continue reading Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

German(ic) Symphony Series 2014, Music, Symphony2 Comments

Bruckner Symphony no. 4 in Eb major, ‘Romantic’ (Haas, 1881)

Fugue for Thought

performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Karl Böhm (1973 recording), or below with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Claudio Abbado So did I have that epiphany (from Tuesday’s post)? I think I may have. It seems there comes some point … Continue reading Bruckner Symphony no. 4 in Eb major, ‘Romantic’ (Haas, 1881)