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Tag: 1911

Music, Petite Piano1 Comment

Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by Anne Queffélec, or below by Krystian Zimerman (cover image by Jez Timms) “…le plaisir délicieux et toujours nouveau d’une occupation inutile” (the delicious and forever-new pleasure of a useless occupation).  Henri de Régnier, quote published on the piano … Continue reading Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

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Paul von Klenau: String Quartet no. 1 in Em

March 25, 2018March 20, 2018 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Sjælland String Quartet (cover image by Kawin Harasai) Paul August von Klenau was born on February 11, 1883 in Copenhagen, and he there studied under Otto Malling, who himself studied under Niels Gade. (I wrote about Malling’s … Continue reading Paul von Klenau: String Quartet no. 1 in Em

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Sibelius Symphony no. 4 in Am, op. 63

November 28, 2017November 11, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä, or below with the Helsinki Philharmonic under Leif Segerstam Det är synd om människorna (One feels pity for human beings). August Strindberg (cover image by Radek Grzybowski) Well, we saw Sibelius a … Continue reading Sibelius Symphony no. 4 in Am, op. 63

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Nielsen Symphony no. 3, op. 27 “Sinfonia Espansiva”

December 14, 2016December 12, 2016 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi, with Soile Isokoski and Jorma Hynninen Nielsen’s third symphony premiered on 28 February 1912, in the same concert as the premiere of his violin concerto, this time with the composer on the … Continue reading Nielsen Symphony no. 3, op. 27 “Sinfonia Espansiva”

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Revisit: Myaskovsky Symphony no. 2 in C#m, op. 11

December 15, 2015December 4, 2015 Fugue for Thought

performed by the USSR State Symphony Orchestra under Evgeny Svetlanov Second and third movement in three parts below: Second movement Third movement pt. 1 and the last part So this symphony, first of all, appears variously as a two- or -three … Continue reading Revisit: Myaskovsky Symphony no. 2 in C#m, op. 11

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Nikolai Myaskovsky: symphony No. 2 in C#m

September 30, 2013September 17, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Performed by the USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov conducting. (This piece has been ‘revisited’ since I felt the article below to be [beyond] inadequate. For the updated article, click here.) Do not be deceived; although a two-movement work, at … Continue reading Nikolai Myaskovsky: symphony No. 2 in C#m

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