Posts Tagged ‘Dvorak’
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
By Rebecca Schmid If Krzysztof Urbanski’s debut with the Berlin Philharmonic late last month should serve as any indication, this is a conductor whom we can expect to hear again soon at the Philharmonie. The young Polish native, quickly on the rise on the both sides of the Atlantic, presided over an all-Czech program on […]
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Tags: Andreas Buschatz, Andreas Ottensamer, Berlin Philharmonic, Dvorak, Krzysztof Urbanski, Martinu, musicalamerica, Philharmonie, Rebecca Schmid, Smetana, Sol Gabetta
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Friday, January 11th, 2013
By Rebecca Schmid Journeys have provided powerful inspiration to writers, painters and composers alike, opening eyes to new ways of seeing the world. The broadening of artists’ palettes has sometimes allowed them to capture a landscape more vividly than the natives could themselves. One only has to think of Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Gauguin’s portraits […]
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Tags: Andreas Ottensamer, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin Times, bruckner, Daishin Kashimoto, Dvorak, Gauguin, Mendelssohn, musical america, Philharmonie, Rebecca Schmid, Riccardo Chailly, Switzerland
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Sunday, August 19th, 2012
by Rebecca Schmid The historical forces that decide which composers enter the canon often seem beyond our control. Why Brahms should become hackneyed while chamber music enthusiasts are not familiar with the name Martinu continues to frustrate musicians and critics alike, and yet a refreshing trend seems to be emerging. As Anne Midgette writes this […]
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Tags: Anne Midgette, Avie Records, Charles Abramovic, Christian Immler, Danny Driver, Dvorak, Exilarte, Feld, Jeffrey Khaner, Martinu, Rebecca Nelsen, Schulhoff, The Washington Post, Walter Arlen
Posted in Berlin Times | Comments Off on Rediscovered Voices in the Studio: ‘Es geht wohl anders’ and ‘Czech Flute Music’