Steve Reich on His Music for Ensemble and Orchestra
Steve Reich: We were out in Los Angeles visiting our son, which we do every January, February, and March. And I went to the LA Phil, for I don’t remember what, and I’m looking — I’ve been asked to write an orchestra piece. I’m really an ensemble person. I’ve been doing that for years and […]
Climbing a Musical Mountain With Johannes Brahms
my name is Ann McKee I’m a senior and I play a lot of violin [music] this semester I will be performing the first movement of the Brahms Violin Concerto known as one of the most complex violin concertos ever written It’s a huge achievement for any student particularly in the context of Bowdoin College […]
Inspirational Art and Music #2: “Taking Risks” [sport-motivational / orchestral music]
Inspirational Art and Music #2 “Taking Risks” sport-motivational orchestral music
Queen of the Night aria (Sen Guo) – The Magic Flute – Mozart
My heart is on fire with all the vengeance of hell, death and despair blaze around me! Unless you put Sarastro to death… …you are no longer my daughter. You will be forsaken for ever, all ties of nature severed. Let all ties of nature be severed, unless you kill Sarastro! Gods of vengeance, hear […]
Bertrand Chamayou records Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 5
I’ve always been charmed by the music of Saint-Saëns At times it’s a light, pleasant charm But in certain pieces there’s also a strange charm, even a little venomous, I would say! For this album I decided to play two of Saint-Saëns’s most popular concertos as well as some pieces for solo piano that are […]
Conrad Tao Performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2
[Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major, Op. 19: II. Adagio]