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Su mundo interior—inquietante, tenebroso, apocalíptico, espejo de los horrores de la guerra que ha vivido—queda plenamente patente en su obra. Amplia es su paleta de intereses y técnicas, que va del serialismo al collage, del cine a la electrónica, del jazz a la radio._____Has escuchadoConcerto for Trumpet and Orchestra: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (1954). Hakan Hardenberger, trompeta; SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden; Michael Gielen, director. Philips (1993)Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre en forme de “pas de trois” (1965). Siegfried Palm, violonchelo; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Hans Zender, director. CPO (1997)Die Soldaten. Primer acto, primera escena: Strofe (1991). Milagro Vargas, mezzo-soprano; Nancy Shade, soprano [et al.]; Chor des Staatstheaters Stuttgart; Staatsorchester Stuttgart; Bernhard Kontarsky, director. Teldec (1991)Requiem für einen jungen Dichter. Prolog a Ricercar (1967-1969). SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden; Michael Gielen, director. Sony (1995)_____Selección bibliográficaBERGÉ, Pieter et al., “Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Requiem für einen jungen Dichter”. En: Dies Irae: Kroniek van Het Requiem. Leuven University Press, 2021*EBBEKE, Klaus, Sprachfindung. Studien zum Spätwerk Bernd Alois Zimmermanns. Schott, 1986GRUHN, Wilfried, “Integrale Komposition. Zu Bernd Alois Zimmermanns Pluralismus-Begriff”. Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, vol. 40 (1983), pp. 287-302HELLEU, Laurence, “Les Soldats de Bernd Alois Zimmermann”; une approche scénique. Éditions mf, 2011HIEKEL, Jörn Peter, Bernd Alois Zimmermanns “Requiem für einen jungen Dichter”. Franz Steiner, 1995KONOLD, Wulf, Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1986). Michel de Maule, 1998KORTE, Oliver, “Zu Bernd Alois Zimmermanns später Reihentechnik”. Musiktheorie, vol. 15 (2001), pp. 19-39LOSADA, C. Catherine, “Between Modernism and Postmodernism: Strands of Continuity in Collage Compositions by Rochberg, Berio, and Zimmermann”. Music Theory Spectrum, vol. 31, n.º 1 (2009), pp. 57-100WENZEL, Silke, Text als Struktur. Der Kohelet im Werk Bernd Alois Zimmermanns. Weidler, 2001ZIMMERMANN, Bernd Alois, Écrits. Editado por Philippe Albèra. Contrechamps, 2010 *Documento disponible para su consulta en la Sala de Nuevas Músicas de la Biblioteca y Centro de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Fundación Juan March

This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 18, Walk of Shame, which originally aired on March 3, 2015 and was written by Danielle Sanchez-Witzel and directed by Christine Gernon. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Jess and Cece, emboldened by their new blowouts, are out for a good time, meanwhile, Coach and the rest of the loft is invited to watch May perform at an art show.This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Coach and Kelly rated this episode a 8.5/10 and her favorite character was Bearclaw!While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Hillary Clinton - Cece and Jess were remarking on their blow-outs and Schmidt shared they can give a woman too much confidence and he then referenced Hillary Clinton.Property Brothers - Bearclaw shared that twin architects would be at his party, referring to the “Property Brothers”, Jonathan and Drew Scott.Taylor Swift - Jess and Cece were remembering what their hairdresser said while they got their blow-outs, which was that he was worried about Taylor Swift living in New York alone.[Johann Sebastian] Bach / "Cello Suite No. 1" - May mentioned that she was playing Bach's "Cello Suite No. 1” for her performance.Oscar Pistorius - Jess was making the point that “If that South African runner who killed his girlfriend can run with no legs, [she and Cece could] walk in heels.”Neoromanticism / [Wolfgang] Rihm / [George] Rochberg / [Ellen Taaffe] Zwilich / Shine / [Sergei] Rachmaninoff - When we saw Coach at coffee with May and her friend, they were talking about classical music and mentioning Neoromanticism and composers like Rihm, Rochberg, Zwilich. Coach they tried to say he knew about classical music because he “played the ghost of Rachmaninoff in a loosely based high school production of Shine.”Liza Minnelli - When Jess and Cece were found at the kids birthday party, Jess tried to pass as a Liza Minnelli impersonator.Dukes of Hazzard / Isaiah Thomas - When in the bathroom at the art show, they guys mentioned that Coach embarasses them by sitting on the hood of his car when he pumps gas into it. They thought he was doing it to be like the TV show Dukes of Hazzard, but really Coach shared that he saw Isaiah Thomas do it on a poster once and he thought it looked cool.Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 19! Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

Vandaag allereerst twee in Europa min of meer onbekende componisten, George Rochberg en Ben Johnston. Daarna een volgeling van Cage, Earle Brown. Rochbergs Tweede strijkkwartet uit 1961 sluit in feite aan bij het Tweede strijkkwartet van Schönberg van ruim een halve eeuw eerder: het is eveneens van een sopraan voorzien. De tekst die Rochberg heeft […]

Synopsis Today's date marks the anniversary of the first performance of two 20th century chamber works. On April 25, 1931, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 1 received its premiere performance by the Brosa Quartet at the Library of Congress. Accepting the commission from the Library's Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation, Prokofiev set about studying pocket scores of the string quartets of Beethoven, which he perused on trains while shuttling between concert engagements. Prokofiev himself described the work's opening as “rather classical,” but when the new quartet was premiered in Moscow, the verdict of the all-powerful Association of Proletarian Musicians was that it was too “cosmopolitan,” a pejorative adjective in Soviet arts criticism in the Stalinist Era that meant something like “unacceptably modern.” Our second chamber music premiere occurred on April 25th in 1980, when the Octet for Winds and Strings by the American composer George Rochberg was performed for the first time at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The occasion was a concert by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, who had commissioned the new piece. At the time, Rochberg was a rather controversial figure for shifting from his earlier, strictly atonal style into a more emotionally charged neo-Romantic approach to music making, often referencing earlier composers and musical styles of the past. The music critic of The New York Times thought he heard a touch of Rachmaninoff in Rochberg's new piece – an observation that some at the time would translate as really meaning the work was “unacceptably old-fashioned.” Music Played in Today's Program Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) — String Quartet No. 1 (St. Petersburg String Quartet) Delos 3247 George Rochberg (1918-2005) — Octet (A Grand Fantasia) (New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond.) New World 80462

Synopsis In 1986, the city of Chicago celebrated its 150th anniversary, and an anonymous music patron was willing to back the commission of a big new orchestral work for the pride of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and its superstar conductor back then, namely Sir George Solti. The manager of the Chicago Symphony approached the American composer George Rochberg about writing something, suggesting that the patron specifically wanted a concerto for brass and orchestra. Not that surprising, since the Chicago Symphony then and now has special reason to be proud of its brass section. Rochberg's counter-proposal was that he would write a symphony, reassuring the orchestra's manager: “When I write my new Symphony, I will not neglect the brass.” Some months later, the composer met with Solti to outline his revised plans for the Chicago commission. When Solti requested extra brass and percussion, Rochberg recounted the story of the anonymous patron's commission of a “Concerto for Brass,” to which Solti, smiling broadly, replied: “Oh, that was me!” – and readily agreed to a symphony instead of a concerto. Rochberg's brassy Symphony No. 5, was premiered by Solti and the Chicago Symphony on today's date in 1986. Music Played in Today's Program George Rochberg (b. 1918) — Symphony No. 5 (Saarbrucken Radio Symphony; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, cond.) Naxos 8.559115

Synopsis Stephen Sondheim was 32 years old when his musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opened on Broadway on today’s date in 1962. The best seats would have cost you $8.60, but decent tickets were available for three bucks in those days–and, much to Sondheim’s relief, New Yorkers snapped them up in short order. The trial run of “Forum” in Washington had been a near disaster, and, as this was the first major musical for which Sondheim wrote both the lyrics and the music, he had a lot riding on the show’s success. Audiences and critics alike loved the over-the-top fusion of an ancient Roman comedy by Plautus with the kick-in-the-pants conventions of American Vaudeville, spiced up with a liberal dash of Burlesque beauties in skimpy Roman costumes. As the NY Times review put it, the cast included six courtesans who “are not obliged to do much, but have a great deal to show.” “Forum” won several Tony Awards in 1962, including “Best Musical.” Even so, while Sondheim’s lyrics were praised, his music was barely mentioned: Sondheim’s skill as a composer not yet fully appreciated. that would occur several years, and several shows, later. Music Played in Today's Program Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum 1996 Broadway Cast Angel 52223 On This Day Births 1745 - Baptismal date of Bohemian violinist and composer Carl Philipp Stamitz, in Mannheim; He was the son of the composer JohannWenzel Anton Stamitz (b. 1717), and the brother of composer Johann Anton Stamitz (b. 1750); 1829 - American pianist and composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, in New Orleans; 1945 - American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett, in Allentown, Pa.; Deaths 1829 - Italian composer and guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani, age 47, in Naples; 1944 - British composer and women's rights advocate Dame Ethel Smyth, age 86, in Woking; 1960 - Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén, age 88, in Falun; Premieres 1720 - Handel: opera "Radamisto" (1st version) (Julian date: April 27); 1736 - Handel: anthem "Sing unto God" (Julian date: April 27); 1749 - Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (Julian date: April 27); 1924 - Honegger: "Pacific 231," in Paris at a Koussevitzky Concert; 1938 - Stravinsky: "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto, at Dumbarton Oaks, conducted by Nadia Boulanger; 1939 - Persichetti: Piano Sonata No. 1, at Philadelphia Conservatory, composer performing; 1946 - Menotti: "The Medium," at Columbia University in New York City; 1958 - Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 ("Metamorphoses nocturnes"), in Vienna, by the Ramor Quartet; 1962 - Sondheim: Broadway premiere of musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"; Near-disasterous trial run performances in Washington DC and other cities preceded the show's Broadway premiere; This was the first major musical for which Sondheim wrote both the lyrics and the music; It won several Tony Awards in 1962, including "Best Musical"; 1965 - Rochberg: "Zodiac" (orchestral version), by Cincinnati Symphony, Max Rudolf conducting; 1970 - Gunther Schuller: children's opera "The Fisherman and His Wife," in Boston; 1973 - Rochberg: "Imago Mundi," by Baltimore Symphony, Sergiu Commisiona conducting; 1979 - Andrew Lloyd-Webber: musical "Evita," in Los Angeles; The musical opened on Broadway on September 25, 1979; 1985 - Frank Zappa: "Time's Beach" for winds, at Alice Tully Hall in New York, by the Aspen Wind Quintet; 1996 - Lowell Liebermann: opera "The Picture of Dorian Gray," at the Monte Carlo Opera, with tenor Jeffrey Lentz in the title role and Steuart Bedford conducting; The American premiere of this opera was staged in Milwaukee, Wis., by the Florentine Opera in Feb. of 1999; 1998 - Saariaho: Cello Octet, at the Beauvais Cello Festival in Beavais, France; Others 1747 - J.S. Bach performs an organ recital at the Heiligeistkirche in Potsdam; 1821 - Earliest documented American performance Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, in Philadelphia at Washington Hall, by the Musical Fund Society, Charles Hupfeld conducting; The finale only was performed by the Philharmonic Society in New York on December 16, 1824 and repeated at Castle Garden on April 21, 1825; The first complete performance in New York was apparently given on April 22, 1843, at the Apollo Room during the first season of the New York Philharmonic with George Loder conducting; 1874 - American premiere of J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," at the Music Hall in Boston, by the Handel and Haydn Society, Carl Zerrahn conducting; The performing forces included a chorus of 600, and orchestra of 90, and a 60-voice boy's choir; For this performance, the first 12 numbers of Part II were omitted; The complete Passion was not performed by the Society until 1879; About half of Bach's Passion was given its New York City premiere at St. George's Church on March 17, 1880, by the New York Oratorio Society under Leopold Damrosch; Theodore Thomas conducted the next documented performance in Cincinnati on May 17, 1882, during that city's May Festival; 1945 - Aaron Copland's Pulitzer Prize for Music for his "Appalachian Spring" ballet score is announced on V-E Day (the day the Allied Forces won the war in Europe). Links and Resources On Sondheim

Synopsis Stephen Sondheim was 32 years old when his musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opened on Broadway on today’s date in 1962. The best seats would have cost you $8.60, but decent tickets were available for three bucks in those days–and, much to Sondheim’s relief, New Yorkers snapped them up in short order. The trial run of “Forum” in Washington had been a near disaster, and, as this was the first major musical for which Sondheim wrote both the lyrics and the music, he had a lot riding on the show’s success. Audiences and critics alike loved the over-the-top fusion of an ancient Roman comedy by Plautus with the kick-in-the-pants conventions of American Vaudeville, spiced up with a liberal dash of Burlesque beauties in skimpy Roman costumes. As the NY Times review put it, the cast included six courtesans who “are not obliged to do much, but have a great deal to show.” “Forum” won several Tony Awards in 1962, including “Best Musical.” Even so, while Sondheim’s lyrics were praised, his music was barely mentioned: Sondheim’s skill as a composer not yet fully appreciated. that would occur several years, and several shows, later. Music Played in Today's Program Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum 1996 Broadway Cast Angel 52223 On This Day Births 1745 - Baptismal date of Bohemian violinist and composer Carl Philipp Stamitz, in Mannheim; He was the son of the composer JohannWenzel Anton Stamitz (b. 1717), and the brother of composer Johann Anton Stamitz (b. 1750); 1829 - American pianist and composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, in New Orleans; 1945 - American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett, in Allentown, Pa.; Deaths 1829 - Italian composer and guitar virtuoso Mauro Giuliani, age 47, in Naples; 1944 - British composer and women's rights advocate Dame Ethel Smyth, age 86, in Woking; 1960 - Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén, age 88, in Falun; Premieres 1720 - Handel: opera "Radamisto" (1st version) (Julian date: April 27); 1736 - Handel: anthem "Sing unto God" (Julian date: April 27); 1749 - Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks" (Julian date: April 27); 1924 - Honegger: "Pacific 231," in Paris at a Koussevitzky Concert; 1938 - Stravinsky: "Dumbarton Oaks" Concerto, at Dumbarton Oaks, conducted by Nadia Boulanger; 1939 - Persichetti: Piano Sonata No. 1, at Philadelphia Conservatory, composer performing; 1946 - Menotti: "The Medium," at Columbia University in New York City; 1958 - Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 ("Metamorphoses nocturnes"), in Vienna, by the Ramor Quartet; 1962 - Sondheim: Broadway premiere of musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"; Near-disasterous trial run performances in Washington DC and other cities preceded the show's Broadway premiere; This was the first major musical for which Sondheim wrote both the lyrics and the music; It won several Tony Awards in 1962, including "Best Musical"; 1965 - Rochberg: "Zodiac" (orchestral version), by Cincinnati Symphony, Max Rudolf conducting; 1970 - Gunther Schuller: children's opera "The Fisherman and His Wife," in Boston; 1973 - Rochberg: "Imago Mundi," by Baltimore Symphony, Sergiu Commisiona conducting; 1979 - Andrew Lloyd-Webber: musical "Evita," in Los Angeles; The musical opened on Broadway on September 25, 1979; 1985 - Frank Zappa: "Time's Beach" for winds, at Alice Tully Hall in New York, by the Aspen Wind Quintet; 1996 - Lowell Liebermann: opera "The Picture of Dorian Gray," at the Monte Carlo Opera, with tenor Jeffrey Lentz in the title role and Steuart Bedford conducting; The American premiere of this opera was staged in Milwaukee, Wis., by the Florentine Opera in Feb. of 1999; 1998 - Saariaho: Cello Octet, at the Beauvais Cello Festival in Beavais, France; Others 1747 - J.S. Bach performs an organ recital at the Heiligeistkirche in Potsdam; 1821 - Earliest documented American performance Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, in Philadelphia at Washington Hall, by the Musical Fund Society, Charles Hupfeld conducting; The finale only was performed by the Philharmonic Society in New York on December 16, 1824 and repeated at Castle Garden on April 21, 1825; The first complete performance in New York was apparently given on April 22, 1843, at the Apollo Room during the first season of the New York Philharmonic with George Loder conducting; 1874 - American premiere of J.S. Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," at the Music Hall in Boston, by the Handel and Haydn Society, Carl Zerrahn conducting; The performing forces included a chorus of 600, and orchestra of 90, and a 60-voice boy's choir; For this performance, the first 12 numbers of Part II were omitted; The complete Passion was not performed by the Society until 1879; About half of Bach's Passion was given its New York City premiere at St. George's Church on March 17, 1880, by the New York Oratorio Society under Leopold Damrosch; Theodore Thomas conducted the next documented performance in Cincinnati on May 17, 1882, during that city's May Festival; 1945 - Aaron Copland's Pulitzer Prize for Music for his "Appalachian Spring" ballet score is announced on V-E Day (the day the Allied Forces won the war in Europe). Links and Resources On Sondheim

Synopsis On today’s date in 1926, Giacomo Puccini’s last opera, “Turandot,” had its belated premiere at the La Scala Opera House in Milan, with Arturo Toscanini conducting. The originally scheduled 1925 premiere had to be postponed, as Puccini had died in November of 1924, leaving “Turandot” unfinished. Another Italian composer, Franco Alfano, was brought in to complete the opera based on Puccini’s sketches. It’s said that after showing Toscanini his completion, Alfano asked, “What do you have to say, Maestro?”—to which Toscanini replied, “I say I see Puccini’s ghost coming to punch me in the nose.” On opening night, Toscanini stopped the performance at the point that Puccini had ceased composing and left the podium in tears—a touching act of homage to Puccini, perhaps, but also a vote of “no confidence” regarding Alfano’s completion of the beloved master’s score. Although well received by critics, the Puccini“ Turandot” with Alfano’s ending remained less popular than other Puccini operas for decades. After a run of performances in the late 1920s when the opera was still new, “Turandot” remained unperformed at the Metropolitan Opera until 1961, when Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli scored a huge success in a lavish Franco Zeffirelli revival production. Music Played in Today's Program Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Nessun dorma, fr Turandot Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, cond. EMI 49552 On This Day Births 1690 - Baptismal date of German composer and organist Gottlieb Muffat, in Pasau; He was the son of German composer Georg Muffat (1653-1704); 1840 - Russian composer Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (Gregorian date: May 5); Deaths 1906 - American composer John Knowles Paine, age 67, in Cambridge, Mass.; At Harvard, he created the first Music Department of any American university, and was the teacher there of a number of other American composers, including John Alden Carpenter, Arthur Foote, E.B. Hill, F.S. Converse, and D.G. Mason; Premieres 1881 - Gilbert Sullivan: operetta "Patience," in London; 1918 - Schreker: opera "Die Gezeichneten" (The Branded), in Frankfurt at the Opernhaus; 1926 - Puccini: opera "Turandot," in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala, with Arturo Toscanini conducting; The final scene of this opera, left unfinished at the time of Puccini's death, was completed by Alfano; 1929 - Roussel: "Psalm 80" for tenor, chorus and orchestra, in Paris; 1931 - Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1 in b, Op. 50, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, by the Brosa Quartet; 1963 - Hindemith: Organ Concerto, for a jubilee concert of the New York Philharmonic, with the composer conducting and Anton Heiller the soloist; 1980 - Rochberg: "Octet - A Grand Fantasia," at Alice Tully Hall, by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; 1999 - André Previn: Bassoon Sonata, in New York, with Nancy Goeres and the composer at the piano; Others 1841 - At a fund-raising concert in Paris for the Beethoven monument to be erected in Bonn, Franz Liszt performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with Berlioz conducting; Richard Wagner reviews the concert for the Dresden Abendzeitung; The following day, Chopin gives one of his rare recitals at the Salle Pleyel, and Liszt writes a long and glowing review for the Parisian Gazette Musicale; 1865 - Pope Pius IX confers on composer Franz Liszt the title of "Abbé". Links and Resources On Puccini and his operas

Synopsis On today’s date in 1926, Giacomo Puccini’s last opera, “Turandot,” had its belated premiere at the La Scala Opera House in Milan, with Arturo Toscanini conducting. The originally scheduled 1925 premiere had to be postponed, as Puccini had died in November of 1924, leaving “Turandot” unfinished. Another Italian composer, Franco Alfano, was brought in to complete the opera based on Puccini’s sketches. It’s said that after showing Toscanini his completion, Alfano asked, “What do you have to say, Maestro?”—to which Toscanini replied, “I say I see Puccini’s ghost coming to punch me in the nose.” On opening night, Toscanini stopped the performance at the point that Puccini had ceased composing and left the podium in tears—a touching act of homage to Puccini, perhaps, but also a vote of “no confidence” regarding Alfano’s completion of the beloved master’s score. Although well received by critics, the Puccini“ Turandot” with Alfano’s ending remained less popular than other Puccini operas for decades. After a run of performances in the late 1920s when the opera was still new, “Turandot” remained unperformed at the Metropolitan Opera until 1961, when Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli scored a huge success in a lavish Franco Zeffirelli revival production. Music Played in Today's Program Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Nessun dorma, fr Turandot Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, cond. EMI 49552 On This Day Births 1690 - Baptismal date of German composer and organist Gottlieb Muffat, in Pasau; He was the son of German composer Georg Muffat (1653-1704); 1840 - Russian composer Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (Gregorian date: May 5); Deaths 1906 - American composer John Knowles Paine, age 67, in Cambridge, Mass.; At Harvard, he created the first Music Department of any American university, and was the teacher there of a number of other American composers, including John Alden Carpenter, Arthur Foote, E.B. Hill, F.S. Converse, and D.G. Mason; Premieres 1881 - Gilbert Sullivan: operetta "Patience," in London; 1918 - Schreker: opera "Die Gezeichneten" (The Branded), in Frankfurt at the Opernhaus; 1926 - Puccini: opera "Turandot," in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala, with Arturo Toscanini conducting; The final scene of this opera, left unfinished at the time of Puccini's death, was completed by Alfano; 1929 - Roussel: "Psalm 80" for tenor, chorus and orchestra, in Paris; 1931 - Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1 in b, Op. 50, at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, by the Brosa Quartet; 1963 - Hindemith: Organ Concerto, for a jubilee concert of the New York Philharmonic, with the composer conducting and Anton Heiller the soloist; 1980 - Rochberg: "Octet - A Grand Fantasia," at Alice Tully Hall, by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; 1999 - André Previn: Bassoon Sonata, in New York, with Nancy Goeres and the composer at the piano; Others 1841 - At a fund-raising concert in Paris for the Beethoven monument to be erected in Bonn, Franz Liszt performs Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with Berlioz conducting; Richard Wagner reviews the concert for the Dresden Abendzeitung; The following day, Chopin gives one of his rare recitals at the Salle Pleyel, and Liszt writes a long and glowing review for the Parisian Gazette Musicale; 1865 - Pope Pius IX confers on composer Franz Liszt the title of "Abbé". Links and Resources On Puccini and his operas

Synopsis Deadlines are a fact of life for many of us—and composer are no exception. In 1875, Peter Tchaikovsky agreed to write 12, short solo pieces, one a month, for a St. Petersburg music magazine, beginning with their January 1876 issue. Tchaikovsky dashed the first piece off, but, fearing that he might forget his monthly deadline, took the wise precaution of instructing his servant to remind him: before each month’s deadline, Tchaikovsky’s dutiful servant would say: “Peter Ilytich, isn’t it about time to send something off to St. Petersburg?” Tchaikovksy would drop whatever he was working on and finish the next installment. So, it’s not too far-fetched to imagine Tchaikovsky on this date back in 1876 putting the finishing touches to this little piano piece for the May issue of the St. Petersburg magazine, a sketch he titled “Starlight Nights.” More recently, the contemporary American composer, Judith Lang Zaimont, also composed a set of 12 short piano pieces, one for each month, a suite she titled “Calendar Collection.” An accomplish pianist and composer, Zaimont taught for many years at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. This music–which we again offer ahead of schedule–is titled: “The May-fly.” Music Played in Today's Program Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) May, fr The Seasons, Op. 37b Lang Lang, piano Sony 11758 Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945) The May Fly, fr Calendar Collection Nanette Kaplan Solomon, piano Leonarda 334 On This Day Births 1464 - English composer Robert Fayrfax, in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire; 1857 - Italian opera composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo, in Naples; 1869 - German composer and conductor Hans Pfitzner (see May 5); 1872 - American composer and music educator Arthur Farwell, in St. Paul, Minn.; 1891 - Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, in Sontsovka (Bakhmutsk region, Yekaterinoslav district), Ukraine (Julian date: April 11); Deaths 1691 - French composer, harpsichordist and organist Jean Henri d'Angelbert, age 62, in Paris; Premieres 1627 - Heinrich Schütz: opera "Dafne" (now lost), at Hartenfels Castle for the wedding of Princess Sophia of Saxony; This work is supposedly the first German opera; 1776 - Gluck: Alceste (2nd version), in Paris at the Académie Royale; 1881 - Gilbert Sullivan: operetta "Patience," at the Opera-Comique Theatre oinLondon; 1904 - Chadwick: "Euterpe" Overture, by the Boston Symphony; 1911 - Berg: String Quartet, Op.3, in Vienna, by the ad hoc quartet Brunner-Holzer-Buchbinder-Hasa Quartet; A later performance in Salzburg on August 2, 1923, by the Havemann Quartet at the First International Festival for Chamber Music , however, attracted wider attention and established Berg's worldwide reputation in musical circles; 1920 - Janácek: opera "The Excursions of Mr. Broucek," in Prague at the National Theater; 1922 - Varèse: "Offrandes" for voice and small orchestra, in New York City, with Carlos Salzedo conducting; 1948 - Jolivet: Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra, in Vienna; 1958 - Robert Kurka: opera "The Good Soldier Schweik" (posthumously) at the New York City Opera; 1979 - Rochberg: "The Slow Fires of Autumn," for flute and harp, at Tully Hall in New York, with flutist Carol Wincenc; 1981 - Ezra Laderman: String Quartet No. 6 ("The Audubon"), in New York City, by the Audubon Quartet; 1993 - Morten Lauridsen: "Les Chanson des Roses"(five French poems by Rilke) for mixed chorus and piano, by the Choral Cross-Ties ensemble of Portland, Ore., Bruce Brown conducting; 1994 - Broadway premiere of Sondheim: musical "Passion"; 1998 - James MacMillan: "Why is this night different?" for string quartet, at London's Wigmore Hall by the Maggini Quartet; Others 1738 - Handel is a founding subscriber to the "Fund for the Support of Decayed Musicians" (now the Royal Society of Musicians) at its first meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in London; The fund was started after the widow and children of Handel's oboe soloist, John Kitch, were found impoverished on the streets of London; Other subscribers to the fund included the British composers Boyce, Arne, Green, and Pepusch (Gregorian date: May 4).

Synopsis Deadlines are a fact of life for many of us—and composer are no exception. In 1875, Peter Tchaikovsky agreed to write 12, short solo pieces, one a month, for a St. Petersburg music magazine, beginning with their January 1876 issue. Tchaikovsky dashed the first piece off, but, fearing that he might forget his monthly deadline, took the wise precaution of instructing his servant to remind him: before each month’s deadline, Tchaikovsky’s dutiful servant would say: “Peter Ilytich, isn’t it about time to send something off to St. Petersburg?” Tchaikovksy would drop whatever he was working on and finish the next installment. So, it’s not too far-fetched to imagine Tchaikovsky on this date back in 1876 putting the finishing touches to this little piano piece for the May issue of the St. Petersburg magazine, a sketch he titled “Starlight Nights.” More recently, the contemporary American composer, Judith Lang Zaimont, also composed a set of 12 short piano pieces, one for each month, a suite she titled “Calendar Collection.” An accomplish pianist and composer, Zaimont taught for many years at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. This music–which we again offer ahead of schedule–is titled: “The May-fly.” Music Played in Today's Program Peter Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) May, fr The Seasons, Op. 37b Lang Lang, piano Sony 11758 Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945) The May Fly, fr Calendar Collection Nanette Kaplan Solomon, piano Leonarda 334 On This Day Births 1464 - English composer Robert Fayrfax, in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire; 1857 - Italian opera composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo, in Naples; 1869 - German composer and conductor Hans Pfitzner (see May 5); 1872 - American composer and music educator Arthur Farwell, in St. Paul, Minn.; 1891 - Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, in Sontsovka (Bakhmutsk region, Yekaterinoslav district), Ukraine (Julian date: April 11); Deaths 1691 - French composer, harpsichordist and organist Jean Henri d'Angelbert, age 62, in Paris; Premieres 1627 - Heinrich Schütz: opera "Dafne" (now lost), at Hartenfels Castle for the wedding of Princess Sophia of Saxony; This work is supposedly the first German opera; 1776 - Gluck: Alceste (2nd version), in Paris at the Académie Royale; 1881 - Gilbert Sullivan: operetta "Patience," at the Opera-Comique Theatre oinLondon; 1904 - Chadwick: "Euterpe" Overture, by the Boston Symphony; 1911 - Berg: String Quartet, Op.3, in Vienna, by the ad hoc quartet Brunner-Holzer-Buchbinder-Hasa Quartet; A later performance in Salzburg on August 2, 1923, by the Havemann Quartet at the First International Festival for Chamber Music , however, attracted wider attention and established Berg's worldwide reputation in musical circles; 1920 - Janácek: opera "The Excursions of Mr. Broucek," in Prague at the National Theater; 1922 - Varèse: "Offrandes" for voice and small orchestra, in New York City, with Carlos Salzedo conducting; 1948 - Jolivet: Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra, in Vienna; 1958 - Robert Kurka: opera "The Good Soldier Schweik" (posthumously) at the New York City Opera; 1979 - Rochberg: "The Slow Fires of Autumn," for flute and harp, at Tully Hall in New York, with flutist Carol Wincenc; 1981 - Ezra Laderman: String Quartet No. 6 ("The Audubon"), in New York City, by the Audubon Quartet; 1993 - Morten Lauridsen: "Les Chanson des Roses"(five French poems by Rilke) for mixed chorus and piano, by the Choral Cross-Ties ensemble of Portland, Ore., Bruce Brown conducting; 1994 - Broadway premiere of Sondheim: musical "Passion"; 1998 - James MacMillan: "Why is this night different?" for string quartet, at London's Wigmore Hall by the Maggini Quartet; Others 1738 - Handel is a founding subscriber to the "Fund for the Support of Decayed Musicians" (now the Royal Society of Musicians) at its first meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in London; The fund was started after the widow and children of Handel's oboe soloist, John Kitch, were found impoverished on the streets of London; Other subscribers to the fund included the British composers Boyce, Arne, Green, and Pepusch (Gregorian date: May 4).

Ep. 106: Yolanda Kondonassis, one of the world's premier solo harpists. Let's Talk Off The Podium with Tigran Arakelyan. Yolanda Kondonassis is celebrated as one of the world’s premier solo harpists and is widely regarded as today’s most recorded classical harpist. Hailed as “viscerally exciting” (The Chicago Tribune) and a “brilliant and expressive player” (The Dallas Morning News), she has performed around the globe as a concerto soloist and in recital, bringing her unique brand of musicianship and warm artistry to an ever-increasing audience. Also a published author, speaker, professor of harp, and environmental activist, sheweaves her many passions into a vibrant and multi-faceted career. Kondonassis has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and downloads worldwide and her extensive discography includes over twenty titles. She continues to be a pioneering force in the harp world, striving to make her instrument more accessible to audiences and push the boundaries of what listeners expect of the harp. She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for the world premiere recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto with The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Azica Records, 2019). Her 2008 album of music by Takemitsu and Debussy, Air (Telarc), was also nominated for a Grammy Award. Since making her debut at age 18 with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, Kondonassis has appeared as soloist with major orchestras in the United States and abroad including The Cleveland Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, to name a few. Other engagements include performances at renowned festivals including the Marlboro Music Festival, Spoleto Festival,Tanglewood Music Festival, and she has been featured on CNN and PBS, as well as Sirius XM Radio’s Symphony Hall, NPR’s All Things Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts,St. Paul Sunday Morning, and Performance Today.   Kondonassis is committed to the advancement of contemporary music for the instrument, with recent premieres including works by Bright Sheng, and Jennifer Higdon. Her extensive discography includes works by Rorem, Rochberg, Erb, Liebermann, Paulus, Fitch, Lash, Montsalvatge,Takemitsu, Cage, and Carter, among others. Her most recent book,The Composer’s Guide to Writing Well for the Harp, was released in 2019. In addition to her active solo, chamber music and recording schedule, Kondonassis heads the harp departments at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Institute of Music, and presentsmasterclasses around the world.   In this podcast we talk about premieres, her new book, passion for writing, life changing moments and hobbies. Ms. Kondonassis also speaks about her non-profit, Earth at Heart and much more. For more information about Yolanda Kondonassis please visit: https://www.yolandaharp.com © Let's Talk Off The Podium, 2020

Today we celebrate two premieres and one three-letter prefix: "neo, n-e-o, meaning "new". On today's date in 1920, Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Pulcinella" was produced for the first time in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Stravinsky incorporated into the score some instrumental pieces attributed to the 18th century Italian composer Pergolesi. For the next 30 years, Stravinsky turned again and again to 18th-century forms and styles for inspiration, and created a style that was soon dubbed "neo-classical." Fifty-two years after Pucinella, a "neo-Romantic" movement of sorts was born when, on May 15, 1972, at New York's Alice Tully Hall, the Concord Quartet gave the premiere performance of the String Quartet No. 3 written by American composer George Rochberg. Rochberg's new quartet took the critics by surprise. While his previous two quartets had been written in an aggressively atonal style, his new quartet contained melodies that might have come from a late Beethoven string quartet, or a lost work by Mahler. In a kind of manifesto, Rochberg explained his use of Romantic styles: "We bear the past in us. We do not, cannot, begin all over again in each generation. I came to realize that the music of the old masters was a living presence; that its spiritual values had not been displaced or destroyed by the new music. The shock wave of the enlargement of vision was to alter my whole attitude towards what was musically possible today."

Today we celebrate two premieres and one three-letter prefix: "neo, n-e-o, meaning "new". On today's date in 1920, Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Pulcinella" was produced for the first time in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Stravinsky incorporated into the score some instrumental pieces attributed to the 18th century Italian composer Pergolesi. For the next 30 years, Stravinsky turned again and again to 18th-century forms and styles for inspiration, and created a style that was soon dubbed "neo-classical." Fifty-two years after Pucinella, a "neo-Romantic" movement of sorts was born when, on May 15, 1972, at New York's Alice Tully Hall, the Concord Quartet gave the premiere performance of the String Quartet No. 3 written by American composer George Rochberg. Rochberg's new quartet took the critics by surprise. While his previous two quartets had been written in an aggressively atonal style, his new quartet contained melodies that might have come from a late Beethoven string quartet, or a lost work by Mahler. In a kind of manifesto, Rochberg explained his use of Romantic styles: "We bear the past in us. We do not, cannot, begin all over again in each generation. I came to realize that the music of the old masters was a living presence; that its spiritual values had not been displaced or destroyed by the new music. The shock wave of the enlargement of vision was to alter my whole attitude towards what was musically possible today."

Flute 360 | Episode 35: “An Interview with Daniel Dorff” (1:20:50) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Daniel Dorff who is a composer, an editor for Theodore Presser Company, clarinetist, and saxophonist. Heidi and Daniel talk about his musical background, compositional process, his works, and much more! Check out today’s episode for more details. Episode 35 – Main Points: 0:53 – Introduction 1:25 – Daniel Dorff’s Background 3:51 – Picture of Daniel playing “Locomotive Breath” (Image 6) 6:55 – Composer: Paul Creston 8:50 – Cornell University’s Department of Music 9:09 – University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Music 9:11 – Composer: George Crumb 11:03 – Composers: Vincent Persichetti, David Diamond, Rochberg, and Crumb 11:27 – Question: What is your compositional process like? 13:00 – Metaphor: “Write drunk, edit sober.” 16:48 – Comparison to the other arts (literature, painting, sculpting, and more). 18:55 – “Music is liquid architecture; Architecture is frozen music.” – Goethe 19:33 – Theodore Presser Company 21:04 – Finale and Sibelius 21:56 – “I don’t think about technology when I compose.” – Daniel 23:41 – Your unique voice and expressing your own story! 24:31 – Question: What’s the story behind your piano? 24:59 – Steinway piano from 1912. 25:29 – Composers: Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and others! 26:58 – Composer: Lowell Liebermann 29:10 – Question: What are your goals and intentions when writing for the flute? 29:34 – Answer 3005 – Ibert’s Concertino for Saxophone 31:22 – “I want to write and I want to stretch the repertoire. I want to write music that people want to play.” – Daniel 31:44 – “What is the special potential for that particular instrument?” – Daniel 32:45 – “I just love the sound of music. It’s like taking a warm bath and smelling the perfume and it’s so sensual – the sound of music. It’s beauty, it’s escapism, it’s make-believe, happy places...” – Daniel 33:52 – Prokoviev’s & Poulenc’s Flute Sonatas 34:13 – Debussy’s “Syrinx” & Bach’s “Partita in a minor” 36:39 – Possible ballet commissions? 36:47 – Klimt’s “Der Kuss” (1908) 37:19 – Daniel’s orchestral piece based on Klimt’s “Der Kuss” (“The Kiss”) 38:15 – Question 39:22 – Answer 41:21 – “Vive la différence!” 42:09 – Daniel Dorff’s “Sonata (Three Lakes)” for Flute and Piano 43:05 – Viviana Guzman’s interview with Christina Jennings 44:42 – “Pretend that I’m dead and play it that way.” – Daniel 49:00 – Question 50:00 – Answer 52:37 – True Confessions! 53:42 – Question: What advice would you give to the budding new composer? 54:00 – Advice for the young composer who’s considering this career path. 55:34 – “Do you want to be a composer, or do you want to compose?” – Daniel’s Professor 57:13 – Career Advice 57:40 – Iceberg Analogy 59:06 – “...you might was well have Ethel Merman singing it!” – Daniel 1:00:00 – Composers: Mouquet and Chaminade 1:01:19 – Question 1:01:40 – Answer 1:03:50 – Spring Festival: The Joy of Discovery 1:05:27 – Daniel’s musical discovery about his own piece “Sonata (Three Lakes)” 1:08:23 – Daniel shares a musical story. 1:08:39 – Composer: Dvorak 1:09:28 – Dvorak’s Cello Concerto 1:10:15 – Martinu’s Flute Sonata & Trio for Flute, Cello, & Piano 1:11:15 – Composer: Brahms 1:12:57 – Conclusion 1:14:00 – Picks! Picks: Daniel Arnica Cream for Pain Relief Heidi Movie: Leave No Trace Book: Drive by Daniel Pink Episode 35 – Resources Mentioned: Heidi Kay Begay’s Website J&K Productions’ Website Daniel Dorff’s Concertino for Flute and Orchestra - Performed by Jasmine Choi Daniel Dorff’s Website

This episode takes a historical drill directly back into Mesopotamian History so that we might consider a Babylonian's conception of divine order in the universe. How this conception of order affected Babylonians' lives is explored, and how this conception of order affects our lives is explored. Topics: Astrology, Enuma Elish, Zodiac, Power of Words Full disclosure, I spend a high percentage of this episode in digression upon related topics rather than directly talking about Babylonians, but I believe the digressions helped fill out the topic. ////////////////// Sources ////////////////// Bobrick, Benson, The Fated Sky: Astrology in History, 2005, Simon & Schuster Cutrone, Carolyn, "Why Friday the 13th Scares Away Business", Inc.com, https://www.inc.com/carolyn-cutrone/why-friday-the-13th-scares-away-business.html [ I read this and other articles to determine my opinion on Friday the 13th at 34:15, though I don't really quote any hard numbers. Some numbers I saw online were huge, but I didn't mention them. ] Divination and Interpretation of Signs in the Ancient World, edited by Amar Annus, The Oriental Institute Of the University of Chicago, Oriental Institute Seminars, Number 6, Chicago, Illinois This collection of seminars includes the following papers: - Koch, Ulla Susanne, "Three Strikes and You're Out! A View On Cognitive Theory and the First-Millenium Extispicy Ritual", Independent Scholar [ I first read the term "sense-making system" in this paper. ] - Noegel, Scott B., "Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign": Script, Power and Interpretations In the Ancient Near East, University of Washington [ Quoted at 20:00 ] - Rochberg, Francesca, "If P, Then Q": Form and Reasoning in Babylonian Divination, University of California, Berkley [ I tapped this resource my times at ~17:00 ] - Veldhuis, Niek, The Theory of Knowledge and the Practice of Celestial Divination, University of California, Berkley Empirical evidence for stability of the 405-kiloyear Jupiter-Venus eccentricity cycle over hundreds of millions of years, Dennis V. Kent et others, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, May 7, 2018 Fincke, Jeanette C., The Babylonian Texts of Nineveh: Report on the British Museum's "Ashurbanipal Library Project", Archiv fur Orientforschung Bd 50 (2003/2004), pp. 111-149 Foster, Benjamin R., Before The Muses; An Anthology of Akkadian Literature, 1996, Bethesda, Maryland Mark, Joshua J. "Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text." Ancient History Encyclopedia. May 4, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/article/225 McClymond, Kathryn, Great Mythologies of the World, Great Courses Lectures Podany, Amanda H., Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization, Great Courses Lectures [ My reference to king statues at 22:00 from this source and other general information. ] Possanza, Mark, "Two Notes on Q Cicero's De Duodecim Signis", Classical Philology, Vol. 87, N 1 (Jan 1992), pp 44-46 [ Informed me more about Rome's relationship with Libra at 44:30, but I also drew a little from Bobrick at that point. ] Remijsen, Sofie, The Postal Service and the Hour as a Unit of Time in Antiquity, Historia: Zeitchrift fur Alte Geschichte, Bd 56. H. 2(2007), pp 127-140 Rogers J.H., Origins of the Ancient Constellations: 1. The Mesopotamian traditions, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol 108, no.1, p.9-28 Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Latino Center, "Living Maya Time", https://maya.nmai.si.edu/sites/default/files/resources/The%20Maya%20Calendar%20System.pdf [ Information on the Mayan calendar at 38:20 ]

This week, we examine that weird moment in 20th century concert music when composers realized that tonality was actually pretty cool. Our discussion weaves around Messiaen, minimalism, and George Rochberg. To join in the conversation and discover more, visit us at perennial-dissonance.tumblr.com