Víkingur Ólafsson: Bach’s Goldberg Variations

“The Goldberg Variations contain some of the most virtuosic keyboard music ever written, some of the most astonishingly brilliant uses of counterpoint in the repertoire and countless instances of exalted poetry, abstract contemplation and deep pathos – all within immaculately shaped structures of formal perfection. In 30 variations, built on the humble harmonic framework of…

Martin Helmchen Plays Mozart

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Richard Edward Miller: Contemplation

“Marie Louise Kane writes, “A series of women-in-interiors painted around 1913…are among Miller’s most inventive works. By placing his figures indoors in front of windows overlooking gardens, as he increasingly did, Miller could combine the play of natural light with complex patterns created by man-made objects, like shutters, blinds, wicker chairs, striped and tiered fabrics,…

Richard Edward Miller: Sewing by Lamplight

“Miller was among a group of American artists living and working abroad in France and his reputation grew through regular exhibitions at the Paris Salon According to Marie Louise Kane, “At the same time that he was painting large, impressive canvases for exhibition and sale, Miller created smaller, more intimate works in a surprisingly spontaneous,…

Richard Edward Miller: Signora alla Teletta

“Marie Louis Kane has said of the present work, “With this painting Miller comes back to the subject of a young woman seated at her dressing table which he first introduced in his work in 1904 and which he successfully reinterpreted for the rest of his career.”  She goes on, “In Signora all Teletta, the…

Richard Edward Miller: Seated Woman Before a Mirror (c.1925)

“With the outbreak of World War I, Miller returned to the United States, staying for a short time in California, before finally settling in Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1917. There he continued his practice of setting his models in studio-designed sunrooms. Seating his models in front of the windows and doors of his studio, opening to…

Krystian Zimerman: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven)

“The boldly checked taffeta skirt in the painting echoes one of Miller’s early successes in the genre—Chinese Statuette, ca. 1909-1910 (The Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri), a Sargentesque portrait of his wife clad in the same skirt (rendered slightly darker). The repeated use of this skirt, which appears in several other paintings over…

Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

“The pavane… is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century (Renaissance).” READ MORE; wikiwand “After a performance by Charles Oulmont, Ravel mentioned to him that the piece was called “Pavane for a dead princess”, not “dead pavane for a princess”. When asked by the composer-conductor Manoah Leide-Tedesco how he arrived at…

Kyuhee Park: Sonata in D major, K.178 (Scarlatti)

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Hauser: Air on the G String (Bach)

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Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: II. Andante

“Richard E. Miller’s Tea-Time, an elegant and sumptuous work, exemplifies the artist’s celebrated, luminous images of young women in luxurious interiors that often open to gardens. A decorative painting in the Impressionist style, Tea-Time demonstrates Miller’s mastery of brushwork and color to produce a richly textured canvas. Miller executed this work around 1914 while living…

Camille Thomas: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op.65 (Chopin)

“A journey in three chapters to discover Chopin’s life through the sound of the cello. The most ambitious project of the Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas. Camille Thomas plays on the Franchomme’s mythical cello – the Stradivarius Feuermann. The Chopin’s sonata for cello and piano was dedicated to his friend Auguste-Joseph Franchomme. Franchomme transcribed the Chopin’s…