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Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, ‘Z mého života’

September 23, 2017September 9, 2017 Fugue for Thought

‘From my life’, performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet, or below by the Stamitz Quartet (cover image by Roman Kraft) Bedřich Smetana was born on 2 March, 1824 in Litomyšl, near the border between Bohemia and Moravia, at the time both provinces … Continue reading Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, ‘Z mého života’

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Revisit: Brahms Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68

September 20, 2017September 5, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Sir Georg Solti, or below with the Vienna Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado (cover image by Nick Scheerbart) I’ve been needing to do this for some time. Back when I wrote about Brahms’ first … Continue reading Revisit: Brahms Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68

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Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33

June 13, 2017June 4, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by Sviatoslav Richter and the Bavarian State Orchestra under Carlos Kleiber I see I am unable to write a Concerto for a virtuoso; I must think of other things. Dvorak, about his piano concerto … there is nothing in … Continue reading Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33

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Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op. 37a

October 5, 2016September 30, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Đặng Thái Sơn or below by Vladimir Ashkenazy And here he is! Like I mentioned in the article on his first quartet over the weekend, it’s been nearly a whole year since we’ve touched on anything of one of the most … Continue reading Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op. 37a

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