Classical music
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with ‘Ode to Joy’ in Yiddish
Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and “Ode to Joy” were favorites among the Jews of Eastern Europe.
A month before her death, RBG made a (virtual) concert appearance
“I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like,” the justice said.
Inside The Mind Of Arnold Schoenberg, The Genius Who Defined 20th Century Music
“It was a driving force for him to strive for the highest level of accomplishment.”
Inside The Mind Of Arnold Schoenberg, The Genius Who Defined 20th Century Music
“It was a driving force for him to strive for the highest level of accomplishment.”
For Arvo Pärt, Music And Silence Are Divine
A recent concert of the work of Arvo Pärt at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church offered a perfect performance of the composer’s tintinnabuli style
LISTEN: A Beautiful Long Lost Work By Igor Stravinsky
Listen to a recently unearthed piece by Igor Stravinsky, currently being performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The International Street Cannibals Ensemble Tackles Schoenberg’s Tortured Quartet
The International Street Cannibals ensemble’s physical performance at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery centered on Schoenberg’s second quartet.
At New Berlin Academy, Israelis and Arabs Find a Musical Path to Peace
Daniel Barenboim and the late Edward Said were convinced music could foster understanding between Israelis and Arabs.
Was Our Greatest Composer-Critic an Unrepentant Anti-Semite?
Virgil Thomson, subject of a new Library of America series, produced admirable works. But his offensive statements about Aaron Copland and George Gershwin are cause for scrutiny.
A Personal Remembrance of Classical Pianist Claude Frank
Claude Frank, one of the last surviving pupils of legendary Austrian pianist Artur Schnabel, has died at the age of 89. Benjamin Ivry remembers his personal encounter with Frank at the artist’s New York apartment.