Sara J. Moore
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MacArthur "genius grant" fellowship winner Alisa Weilerstein goes deep with Shostakovich in her new release. Hear her rendering of Shostakovich's 2nd…
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"With its radiant orchestral colouring, striking ideas and clarity of form, the Fourth Symphony is perhaps the friendliest introduction to Bruckner's…
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"I think what it is, is that art in general is a wonderful place to feel connected to human beings," Jennifer Koh explains to Of Note's Katy Henriksen…
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Antonin Dvorak was asked by Hans Richter to compose sixth symphony for the Vienna Philharmonic. Although largely overshadowed by Dvorak's iconic "New…
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"I haven't the foggiest notion of what Bach's 'Goldberg Variations' are, and I find most of the cosmological and numerological chatter around them to be…
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"I think that was the first thing I ever fought for," said violinist Jennifer Koh regarding Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, which she begged her teacher to…
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"Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian forest, the one warm and swift flowing, the other cool and tranquil." Bedrich Smetana describes his…
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"A classical composer is madman who composes music that is incomprehensible to his own generation." Sergei said. "To write only according to the rules…
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This season John Jeter celebrates his 20th anniversary as music director for the Fort Smith Symphony. With such a run, one might assume Jeter was steeped…
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Cuban-born Jorge Bolet was known for a restrained approach to Romantic masterpieces who was often disregarded by critics throughout his career as too much…