Stürmisch bewegt - dalla Sinfonia n.1 "Titano" di Gustav Mahler diretta da Zubin Mehta con l'Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino al Teatro Comunale di Firenze il 4 febbraio 2000

Stürmisch bewegt - dalla Sinfonia n.1 "Titano" di Gustav Mahler - Zubin Mehta

At the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains is the little town of Rabun Gap. Near it is the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, where I wrote much of this music. Spending time on mountain trails, with so much plant life, trees, streams influenced the music.

Rabun Gap

Sonate in D major K 178 by Domenico Scarlatti (Italy, 1685 - 1757)

Transcription: David Russell

Recorded at St Mark's Church (Old Marylebone Road - London) on 22 February 2016

Producer: Thormod Rønning
Sound Engineer: Andrew Lang

Domenico Scarlatti: Sonate in D major K 178

David Loebel leads the new England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65. Recorded live in Jordan Hall, Boston, December 2, 2015 by Jeremy Sarna.

NEC Philharmonia, Loebel / Hay

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65 Allegro non troppo

Baldassare Galuppi - Sonata No.5 - Andante -

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 - Glenn Gould (1956)

The Arabeske, Op. 18, was written in early 1839, perhaps as an act of appeasement in a troubled time. 
The title is informative: an Arabeske or arabesque is an ornament or style of figural, floral, or animal outlines used to create intricate patterns, inspired by Arab architecure. It is also a dance term, a ballet position. A simple ambling tune makes three appearances, interrupted by two minor-key passages. The tune itself is unchanged in each occurrence, but notice how Schumann obliges us to reassess the figure, as though our view changes when seen through the differing shadows cast by the intervening passages.

Schumann, Arabeske Op.18

Complete Piano Sonatas

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.21 in C-dur, Op.53, 'Waldstein' - Alfred Brendel

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.28 in A-dur, Op.101 - Alfred Brendel

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.29 in B-dur, Op.106 'Hammerklavier' - Alfred Brendel

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart, conductor

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 - Glenn Gould (1956)

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