violin (Dvorak‚ Tchaikovsky) 1st violin (Bordin) ; Lawrence Dutton‚ viola/alto; David Finneckle‚ violincello Find information and interesting stories about the music‚ composers‚ or performers. They received a Grammy Award in the catergory “Best Chamber Music Performance” for its May 2009 recording Intimate Letters. They gave recorded over thirty recordings with Deutscge Grammophon since 1987. Eight of those have won Grammy Awards. The Emerson String Quartet was taught by David Soyer how to play
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Concert report 1 The concert I went to was called “Afternoon Chamber Music.” Even thought I left my house early‚ I still managed to arrive 10 minutes late. When I finally found the correct room‚ I had to wait outside a few minutes until one of the acts was over. When I finally got inside‚ the small room seemed to be packed‚ but I managed to find an empty seat in the front row. The sitting arrangements were the basic for any performances‚ same as in all the lecture class rooms. Most of the people
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discussion throughout the semester was sexuality and the many aspects involved; changing my personal perception of sexuality. In September I believed sexuality was just the act of sex and or being promiscuous‚ but it’s a much broader subject. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter is a re-mastered version of the fairy tale Blue Beard with a sexual spin. It perfectly depicts the ideal image of sexuality to one who is more innocent than someone more experienced then alters it and shows us its variations after
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Schubert was an Austrian composer who passed away before his 32nd birthday‚ but was also a prolific composer during his lifespan. His achievements consists of seven symphonies‚ over six hundred vocal works‚ sacred music‚ operas‚ and a large quantity of chamber and piano music. The admiration of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small crowd of admirers in Vienna‚ but interest in his work grew significantly in the years following his death even up until today. Today‚ Schubert is ranked
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the Sturm und Drung (storm and stress) in the arts of the time. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Joseph Haydn and young Ludwig van Beethoven inspired the changes in musical style that distinguished the Classical era from the Baroque. The orchestra and chamber groups such as the string quintet and the piano became consistent with the organization of the musical forms of sonata allegro. In the middle of the 18th century‚ Europe began to move toward a new style in architecture‚ literature‚ and the arts‚
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Major work of the composer’s early style. It is also a landmark piece of XX.th century piano music. Premiered in 1950 by Yvette Grimaux this Sonata is stupefying by the accomplishment of a young composer aged 23. Even though molded in the classical Sonata model it also displays an amazing novelty in its discourse. Showcasing a high rhythmical complexity‚ probably inspired by Messiaen’s researches it also distinguishes itself by its departure from the Schoenberg concept of the tone-series. Sonic
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Cited: Carter‚ Angela. “The Company of Wolves”. The Bloody Chamber. New York: Penguin Books‚ 1993. Raddall‚ Thomas H. “The Wedding Gift”. The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories in English. Eds. Margaret Atwood and Robert Weaver. Toronto: Oxford University Press‚ 1997‚ 14-25.
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April 18th 2009 turned out to be a hectic day. Driving to Washington DC is rarely an easygoing occasion‚ however it only gets worse when you are attempting to see a recital and you are already late. After finally finding the National Gallery of Art we found a parking spot‚ entered the gallery‚ and found where the performances were being held. I had expected a sort of theater for which the concerts would be held‚ but in fact it was right in the middle of one of the garden atriums. The atmosphere was
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style. His talents were soon discovered and at the age of 29 he started working for a wealthy family in Hungary‚ where he worked for almost 30 years. Haydn composed his works extremely quickly‚ performing two concertos and two operas weekly‚ and chamber works daily. Haydn’s compositions became popular throughout Europe and were regarded as one of the best musicians of his time‚ working for aristocratic and royal circles. Haydn was a pioneer of symphonies and string quartets‚ a master of developing
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 1756 and died in 1791‚ in his lifetime he created a phenomenal amount of impressive works including operas‚ sonatas‚ symphonies‚ concertos and chamber works. Mozart’s father Johann‚ also a musician‚ realised his son was particularly gifted in music at the very early age of 3‚ when he started playing keyboard. At the age of 5 Mozart was composing and performing his works all over the Europe. At the age of six Mozart performed for the Bavarian elector and the Austrian
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