the set of the noteworthy arts documents
On this day in 1941 greatest American jazz trumpeter was born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 1999). In honor of the legendary musician’s birthday, we publish excerpts and quotes from one of his last interviews, recorded in 1995 (Lester Bowie & Don Moye, WKCR). Well, I’ve done quite a bit in the last year. We’ve done…
Germanic conductor, music director of the Berlin State Opera in the 1920’s, and a missing link between the improvisational, Romantic, “subjective” style of conducting espoused by Furtwängler, Walter, Mengelberg, and the like and the literalist, Modernist, “objective” style of Toscanini and almost everybody since. Father of conductor Carlos Kleiber, and creator of some memorable studio…
On 19 October 1894, during the demolition of the Leipzig Church, scientists searched for the tomb of Bach. It was known that his remains were buried in an oak coffin next to the southern wall of this church on 31 July 1750. But this place was not marked, and over time its location was forgotten….
Today celebrates the 85th anniversary of the Austrian lyrical soprano, the performer of operas, oratorios, songs and concerts Gundula Janowitz. We have collected of significant quotes to assess the impressive scope of the musician’s personality. When that final Liederabend came, I drove to a forest, stopped the car and went for a walk – to…
There are numerous works in the piano repertory, representing composers from virtually every era and nation, which are famous (or even infamous) by name but which, for whatever reason, are rarely played. Enrique Granados’ Allegro de concierto for piano in C sharp major, Op. 46, H. 6, is such a work. The Allegro de concierto’s…
György Ligeti’s 1977/1996 opera Le Gran Macabre was commissioned by the Royal Opera in Sweden. It operated both as a summary of the previous 25 years of his compositional work and an overview of the human condition from ‘sex to politics, inebriation and death.’ Set in the mythical kingdom of ‘Bruegelland,’ inhabited by the peasants, monsters and…
Every classical music lover can name their favorite. Here’s our top 10. 1. Martha Argerich I love very much to play the piano. But I don’t like to be a pianist. 2. Grigory Sokolov There is so much music that has been written for the piano, we pianists can only play a very small part…
On this day 1934 Van Cliburn, American pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition winner, 1958), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013).
The name Artur Rodzinski is less common today than the talent and creative heritage of this Polish conductor deserves. But from the 1930s until his death in 1958, this Polish conductor was respected not only by the audience, but also by musicians, including his colleagues on the stage. “For those who grew to musical maturity…
On this day 1929 Hermann Prey, German baritone, born in Berlin (d. 1998).