Tag: Felix Mendelssohn
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25 Romantic Classics
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Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 13 & Op. 80; 4 Pieces, Op. 81
“the searing intensity of the Elias’s playing lays bare their shock value (of these Quartets) … Twenty years separate the two quartets, and what a distance he travelled in that time. Yet Op.13 was already an extraordinarily confident piece .. In the Elias’s reading there is a wonderful story-telling aspect to the Intermezzo … in…
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Mendelssohn: Music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
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25 Wedding Favorites
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A Portrait of Mischa Elman
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Classics for Choir
“The choir of Trinity College, Cambridge under Richard Marlow add substantially to their reputation … strong in rhythm as in full-bodied tone … skilful in shaping, secure in intonation, sensitive in balance.” (Gramophone) “Marlow gets good results from his singers; anthems are eloquently done and beautifully recorded.” (Penguin Guide)
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Vladimir Horowitz: Last of the Romantics
“His wizardry was undeniable, his technique unique. Playing with almost flat fingers, which requires great strength, and with minimum use of the pedal, he was frequently praised for making the most demanding works appear easy … excitement generated at his concerts was white-hot and his pyrotechnics left audiences open-mouthed: Emanuel Ax commented that Horowitz was…
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Schubert: Quartet in D Minor “Death and the Maiden”; Mendelssohn: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
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The Lost Art of Jacob Lateiner
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Elegy: Music of Remembrance
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Christmas-time Carols
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Christmas at King’s College
The number of boy choristers was fixed at 16 by King Henry in 1453 and it is 16 still. While originally there were six lay clerks, there are now 12 choral scholars, who are undergraduates of the college studying for degrees. (The Director) therefore loses about a third of his most experienced singers every year,…
