On the Artwork that inspired Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (part 2)
Okay, so the thing I find super cool about the pictures that inspired Mussorgsky’s composition is that they were mostly related to other works of art. Viktor Hartmann was an […]
On Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
Pictures at an Exhibition is probably Mussorgsky’s most popular work, though he never had the satisfaction of knowing that. Plagued by severe depression, the composer basically drank himself to an early […]
On Schubert’s Piano Trio in E-flat, D929
Before I start waxing poetic on Schubert’s great E-flat piano trio, I wanted to give you a quote from Stanley Kubrick, who had used this piece in scenes of Barry […]
Summer 2016 Finale: “All’s well that ends well”
I always have a hard time starting these posts because there are about 5000 thoughts and feelings buzzing around my head after a concert, and nearly zero that can really […]
Summer update: 8/22 – 8/28
this was me this weekend: because …. piano piano piano! but also…. 50 billion notes! 4 pianos + over-the-top epic rep = broken strings and lots of scampering The pianos […]
Summer Update: 8/14 – 8/21
One of my favorite chamber music memories was during my first semester as a masters student, where I was assigned to play the Poulenc Sextet for wind quintet and piano. […]
Summer update: 8/8-8/14
When I moved to Bath County at the beginning of September 2015, I was there just in time to catch the blowout string extravaganza that was last summer’s finale. Always […]
Summer Update – July 25-31
You know, I have never met a less complain-y group of 18-25 year olds than this one. Not one whiner in the bunch. It’s remarkable, really. Maybe they’re being real […]
Summer Update: 7/18 – 7/24 Parker Qt Residency
Smush. I’m typing this at 1:26am in a darkened room, so bugs are flying on the sole light that is my computer screen. And, being lazy, I’m smushing them against […]
On Lera Auerbach
This week I annoyed the quartet by asking them if we could start programming next year’s pub concerts. (Sorry guys!) This is way ahead of when we usually do it, but […]
