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Finnish Symphony, Music, SymphonyLeave a comment

Ernst Mielck: Symphony in Fm, op. 4

November 21, 2017November 10, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo (cover image by Chris Brignola) Ernst Mielck was born on October 24, 1877 in Vyborg. He began taking piano lessons at the age of 10 and in 1891 moved to … Continue reading Ernst Mielck: Symphony in Fm, op. 4

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Robert Fuchs: String Quartet no. 1 in E, op. 58

November 18, 2017November 6, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Minguet Quartett second and third/fourth movements (cover image by Steven Wang) Robert Fuchs was born on February 15, 1847 in Frauental an der Laßnitz, the youngest of 13 children. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Felix Otto … Continue reading Robert Fuchs: String Quartet no. 1 in E, op. 58

American Symphony, Music, SQS3 Comments

Arthur Foote: Piano Quintet in Am, op. 38

September 30, 2017September 22, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the DaVinci Quartet and James Barbagallo, or as below by five other people second and third/fourth movements (cover image by Matthew Landers) Arthur William Foote was born on March 5, 1853 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was organist of the … Continue reading Arthur Foote: Piano Quintet in Am, op. 38

Music, SQS1 Comment

Schoenberg String Quartet in D major

June 19, 2016June 10, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the LaSalle Quartet I owe very, very much to Mozart; and if one studies, for instance, the way in which I write for string quartet, then one cannot deny that I have learned this directly from Mozart. And … Continue reading Schoenberg String Quartet in D major

Music, Symphonic Poem1 Comment

Paul Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier

February 16, 2016September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, or in the version from Fantasia, by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra (which cannot be embedded) Famous to a fault? Cliché? Overdone? This is one of those pieces that, like, I … Continue reading Paul Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier

German(ic) Symphony Series 2014, Music, Symphony, thoughts2 Comments

Mahler Symphony no. 3

December 8, 2014August 27, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado, or as below, Abbado with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, a wonderful performance So here we are, at kind of the middle point of our series, and we have reached quite a point in … Continue reading Mahler Symphony no. 3

concerto, Music2 Comments

Alexander Scriabin: Piano Concerto, op 20

February 26, 2014September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Chicago Symphony orchestra under Pierre Boulez Anatol Ugorsky, piano  (for Deutsche Grammophon) Allegro Andante Allegro moderato or the Czech Philharmonic under Libor Pesek, Garrick Ohlsson, piano There’s nothing like really good straightforward music. It’s interesting how sometimes … Continue reading Alexander Scriabin: Piano Concerto, op 20

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