Category: Media

• Arvo Pärt – Fratres (1984)

  Nov 14

  The 1984 ECM album Tabula Rasa was the vehicle that introduced the revolutionary music of Arvo Pärtto audiences outside Eastern Europe and initiated what was to become one of the most extraordinary… more ›

• Anton Webern – Variations for piano Opus 27 (1936)

  Nov 12

  Variations for piano, op. 27, is a twelve-tone piece for piano composed by Anton Webern in 1936. It consists of three movements: Sehr mäßig (“Very moderate”) Sehr schnell (“Very fast”) Ruhig fließend (“Calm, flowing”) Webern’s… more ›

• Igor Stravinsky – Symphony In C (1940)

  Nov 7

  On today’s date in 1940, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra helped to celebrate its 50th anniversary with the premiere performance of a specially commissioned symphony from the famous Russian composer Igor… more ›

• Jukka Tiensuu – Puro (1989)

  Nov 7

  Jukka Tiensuus composition Puro is commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company, 1989. Puro has since its worldpremiere (26th April 1989  Helsinki, Finnish RSO Cond: Jukka-Pekka Saraste) becomed the most performed Finnish concerto… more ›

• Philip Glass – Symphony No. 4, ‘Heroes’, Neuköln (1996)

  Nov 1

  Heroes Symphony is a symphony (also known as Symphony No. 4 “Heroes”) composed by American composer Philip Glass in 1996 based on the album “Heroes” by David Bowie. Glass also based his earlier Low… more ›

• Carl Nielsen – Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7 (1892)

  Oct 25

  Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7, FS 16 is the first symphony of Danish composer Carl Nielsen. Written between 1891 and 1892, it was dedicated to his wife,… more ›

• Grażyna Bacewicz – Violin Concerto No.1 (1937)

  Oct 23

  Violin Concerto No.1 is written by Grażyna Bacewiczs in 1937. This recording is from the CD Grazyna Bacewicz: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 7, recorded in 2008 and 2009. Chandos certainly hedged… more ›

• Eric Tanguy – Improvisation

  Oct 21

  Born in 1968, Eric Tanguy is a reputable and accomplished composer in France and abroad. He studied at the National Conservatory of Paris and later served as composer in residence… more ›

• Krzysztof Penderecki – Song of Cherubim (1986)

  Oct 18

  Krzysztof Penderecki, born 23 November 1933) is a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success… more ›

• The Art Of Piano – Great Pianists Of The 20Th Century (2011)

  Oct 14

  Art of Piano – Great Pianists of the 20th Century movie was released July 26, 2011 by the Kultur Films Inc. studio. From Ignaz Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio… more ›