Veronica Nelson
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“The greatness of Shostakovich’s music lies beyond politics,” Maestro Andris Nelsons says. “It speaks to people whether they know the times he lived in or…
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When thinking of pipe organs, the word “portable” doesn’t generally come to mind. But that’s just what Cameron Carpenter’s International Touring Organ is…
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“There is nothing quite like hearing the full 8 octaves of a piano sounding in all its orchestral richness,” states composer Terry Riley.Piano duet ZOFO…
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Keith Jarrett, although more known for his jazz innovations, also composed many classical pieces, some of which are highlighted in his album Bridge of…
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The Mass for the Feast of St. Isidore of Seville is a parody mass, based on a secular chanson rather than on a scriptural or liturgical text and a…
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Although best known for scoring Alfred Hitchock films, Bernard Herrmann was adept at stand-alone chamber music. His Souvenir de Voyage, written for…
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“My main concern is the music should convey the various emotions in it with clarity and conviction,” said German-born American composer Ursula…
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“That this score contains the best of me I do not doubt,” Frank Bridge wrote in a letter to his patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge of his 3rd String…
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Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5. Op. 107, "Reformation," features hymns and other themes that would not normally be found in this type of work, inextricably…
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Dedicated to the Crown Prince of Sweden, Mendelssohn's Quartet in E Minor is arguably his most popular, showcasing a style that is complex in urgency.…