Although not completely ignored, Gershwin's Songbook, his "transcriptions" for solo piano of 18 of his most popular songs, it is still perhaps viewed too often as mere arrangements of pop music and, therefore, unlike the Three Preludes, not worthy of a serious pianist's attention. Why should these pieces or a fantasy on themes from Gershwin's ...
Deutsche Grammophon's The Arthur Fiedler Legacy is a five-volume series, of which the first volume, Stars and Stripes -- An American Concert, is perhaps the most emblematic of the conductor's advocacy of American music. Like other albums in the collection, this twofer is thematically arranged and features music by some of the most famous American ...
Whether through original composition or artful transcription, many composers have produced works from two pianos or piano four-hands. This program of such works by husband and wife Ralph and Albertine Votapek is a testimony to the broad repertoire available for this instrumental combination. The Votapek duo possesses many admirable qualities. For ...
Beethoven's works for cello and piano span each of his three major style periods, a fact that even the violin's extensive repertoire cannot boast. As with other genres that extend throughout Beethoven's compositional output, one of the many challenges to performers is to reasonably showcase the differences between these style periods. This ...
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