http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:35:25 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Chamber-music-under-the-anxiety-of-influence?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Johannes Brahms' "discovery," Antonín Dvorák (from program notes for the Portobello Orchestra Web site) There is this precious (perhaps too much so) scene in Wes Craven's 1999 film Music of the Heart, in which Isaac Stern is... San Francisco Symphony chamber music Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Chamber-music-under-the-anxiety-of-influence?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Schoenberg-the-middleman?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner George Gershwin painting his portrait of Arnold Schoenberg, ca. 1934, unidentified photographer, from the Henry Botkin papers of the Archives of American Art (from the Smithsonian Web site) It is hard to imagine a better program to illustrate the mu... San Francisco Symphony symphonies Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:31:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Schoenberg-the-middleman?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Learning-from-the-visitors?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner The opening of the bass recitative at the beginning of the final movement of Beethoven's ninth symphony (from IMSLP) This was Berlin Week at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  Prior to giving their first concert tonight in Davies Sympho... opera symphonies SF Conservatory Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:48:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Learning-from-the-visitors?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-An-impressive-array-of-piano-recital-opportunities-for-December?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Pianists Marino Formenti and Marc-André Hamelin (courtesy of San Francisco Performances) As I observed in a preview piece last month, December will begin with a fascinating examination of the relationship between Johann Sebastian Bach and R... keyboard music chamber music SF Performances Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:53:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-An-impressive-array-of-piano-recital-opportunities-for-December?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-salon-in-the-sanctuary?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Once the favorite family approach to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite (from Sheet Music Plus) In contrast to the ZOFO recital given at the end of last month, the four-hand piano recital given by Patricia and Vera Purcell as a Memorial Concert for th... keyboard music chamber music Noontime Concerts Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-salon-in-the-sanctuary?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Joyce-DiDonato-returns-to-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Joyce DiDonato (photograph from her Colbran CD, taken from her Web site) Since I am always interested in how to think of an evening's program as a journey in its entirety, I was delighted to see that Joyce DiDonato explicitly declared the structur... art song opera SF Performances Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:54:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Joyce-DiDonato-returns-to-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-San-Francisco-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra--a-new-season-with-a-new-conductor?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Wooden carving of Dan, the bulldog immortalized in Edward Elgar's Enigma variations (courtesy of the Herefordshire Council Web site) Donato Cabrera introduced his first season as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra this aft... San Francisco Symphony symphonies Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:14:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-San-Francisco-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra--a-new-season-with-a-new-conductor?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-bitterness-of-exile?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and Igor Stravinsky (from an announcement of a performance of The Soldier's Tale by the Swiss actor Pierric) During the First World War many artists sought exile in Switzerland.  This provided refuge from the madness of... chamber music SF Conservatory ballet Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:30:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d15-The-bitterness-of-exile?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Berlin-Philharmonic-presents-Brahms-in-two-guises?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Arnold Schoenberg teaching in Los Angeles (from the Web site of violinist Hasse Borup) The first program that Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic will bring to Davies Symphony Hall next Friday evening, November 20, will be the same progra... San Francisco Symphony chamber music symphonies Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d13-The-Berlin-Philharmonic-presents-Brahms-in-two-guises?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Full-disclosure?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Conductor Semyon Bychkov (from San Francisco Symphony Web site) There are many reasons to be disappointed that, due to a medical emergency, Gautier Capuçon had to cancel his appearance at Davies Symphony Hall to perform Robert Schumann's ce... San Francisco Symphony symphonies Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:34:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Full-disclosure?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-My-first-harp-recital?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner A late nineteenth-century chromatic harp (from Wikipedia) Today's Noontime Concerts™ recital at Old St. Mary's Cathedral was probably "something completely different" for almost everyone in the audience, a harp recital by Anna Mari... chamber music Noontime Concerts Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-My-first-harp-recital?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Mack-McCray-at-the-San-Francisco-Conservatory?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Johann Strauss (the younger) and Johannes Brahms, two composer's represented on Mack McCray's piano recital (from Wikipedia) Last night's recital in the Faculty Artist Series at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music featured a performance by Mack... keyboard music chamber music SF Conservatory Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Mack-McCray-at-the-San-Francisco-Conservatory?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d9-A-pivotal-composition-from-the-early-twentieth-century?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Alexander Zemlinsky (from his Wikipedia page) XM Satellite Radio listeners who have been following the regular broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic on the Symphony Hall channel (XM 78) may have noted with some interest Vivien Schweitzer's revi... art song San Francisco Symphony symphonies Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d9-A-pivotal-composition-from-the-early-twentieth-century?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Ravel-welcomes-you?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner The Picasso Quartet:  Michelle Kwon, Natasha Makhijani, Alexa Beattie, and Alisa Rose (from their Web site) I have often heard Maurice Ravel's F major string quartet as the centerpiece or conclusion of a recital, but last night was the first t... chamber music Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:38:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Ravel-welcomes-you?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Three-perspectives-on-chamber-music?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Pianist Menahem Pressler (from Tim Smith's Clef Notes blog for The Baltimore Sun) One of the (many?) outstanding features of the Beaux Arts Trio, of which Menahem Pressler was founding member and pianist, was the extensive breadth of repertoire.&n... keyboard music chamber music SF Conservatory Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:33:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Three-perspectives-on-chamber-music?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Waiting-for-the-Berliners-and-waiting-through-Brahms?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Conductor Sir Simon Rattle (photograph by Mat Hennek, provided by San Francisco Symphony Public Relations) There are two ways to acquire a foretaste of the music that the Berlin Philharmonic will be performing, under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle, ... San Francisco Symphony symphonies Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Waiting-for-the-Berliners-and-waiting-through-Brahms?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-We-wish-you-a-nonstandard-Christmas?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Members of the a capella quartet Anonymous 4 (from the San Francisco Performances Web site) Now that the Christmas season begins after Halloween (at least as far as television advertising is concerned), I have begun my annual search for Christmas ... San Francisco Symphony SF Performances sacred music Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-We-wish-you-a-nonstandard-Christmas?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-A-new-approach-to-a-Brahms-piano-quartet?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Pianist Miles Graber (from the Old First Concerts Web site) I have approached past performances of Johannes Brahms' C minor piano quartet, Opus 60, as if "it comes close to being a piano concerto for 'very small orchestra.'"  Today... keyboard music chamber music Noontime Concerts Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-A-new-approach-to-a-Brahms-piano-quartet?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Order-and-stasis?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner Guitarist David Tanenbaum (from his Web site) I wrote my review of the first concert of the 39th season of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players (SFCMP) under the title "The composer as listener."  This prompted a presumably ... art song chamber music SFCMP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Order-and-stasis?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Gustav-Mahler-in-the-age-of-iTunes?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner The "cover" photograph for the DG Concerts release of the performance of Mahler's first symphony by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel (courtesy of Universal Music Classical) Having been interested enough i... symphonies Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:43:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5030-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Gustav-Mahler-in-the-age-of-iTunes?cid=exrss-SF-Classical-Music-Examiner