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Simone Dinnerstein Exclusive Interview
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Simone Dinnerstein

On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, Classical Archives Artistic Director Nolan Gasser spoke with celebrated American pianist Simone Dinnerstein – for their second interview – shortly before the release of her new Sony Classical release, Something Almost Being Said, dedicated to the piano music of J.S. Bach [his 1st and 2nd Partitas] and Franz Schubert [his 4 Impromptus, Op.90. In this insightful interview, Ms. Dinnerstein discusses her selection of and approach to this repertoire, the vocal quality that these instrumental works convey, and the Philip Larken poem that inspired the album’s evocative title. The two also discuss her distinct approach to interpretation (especially tempo and phrasing), the impressive success she’s been garnering, her laudable Neighborhood Classics Program, and much more. Our feature also includes a 1-Click Simone Dinnerstein concert, with full streams for subscribers, and a set of Simone Dinnerstein videos – including the creative promo video that accompanies the new album. Don’t miss this terrific interview with a very creative artist!

“I feel that my playing has really grown with this project; I've been trying not only to stretch my creative approach to the music, but also to allow myself to fully inhabit each and every phrase I play.” – Simone Dinnerstein

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Schubert Birthday Tribute
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau performs selections from Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin

On January 31, we celebrate the 215th birthday of the master Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), here marked with a Noteworthy video featuring the legendary baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau performing selections from the famed song cycle Die schöne Müllerin. Schubert was a master in most every genre of his era, contributing warhorses in the realms of solo piano, chamber, and orchestral music, but it is in the realm of Lieder or art songs that Schubert was perhaps most in his element – contributing some 1000 songs in his short 31 years. Fischer-Dieskau is perhaps the most famous Schubert Lied interpreter, and in this 1992 performance (with pianist Christophe Eschenbach) he performs the first 7 songs of Die schöne Müllerin, starting with the famed "Das Wandern". Fittingly, Schubert is also featured with a FREE 1-Click Concert as part of our "Live and Learn" segment and is a major topic in our new interview with pianist Simone Dinnerstein, both on our Home Page. Tell us about your favorite Schubert pieces and artists!

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Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert, whose 215th birthday we celebrated on January 31, is revered by critics and music lovers alike as among the all-time geniuses of classical music. Though passing away at the tragically young age of 31, Schubert produced a mind-boggling number of works, in every genre available to him – making particularly rich and innovative contributions in the realm of piano, chamber, and orchestra works, as well as over 600 Lieder (songs). Though perhaps not as revolutionary as his older contemporary Beethoven, Schubert’s innovations in harmony, his supreme gifts of melody, and his unique Romantic sensibility left a deep impact on future generations of composers. This concert features a sampling of some of his well-known works.

Composer: Franz Schubert
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Concert Selections
Piano Sonata No.21 in Bb, D.960 Work
1.Molto moderato
Winterreise, D.911, Op.89 Work
20.Der Wegweiser
6 Moments musicaux, D.780, Op.94 Work
No.1 in C: Moderato
No.2 in Ab: Andantino
No.3 in F-: Allegro moderato ('Air russe')
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Modern Period

The Modern and Contemporary periods have witnessed extraordinary change and diversity in musical style and techniques – with every musical parameter subject to revaluation and experimentation. All this as composers have sought to reflect modern life in sound. This concert features music by many of the giants of the last 100 years.

Period: Modern
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Concert Selections
Achille-Claude Debussy Composer (1862-1918)
Estampes, L.100 Work
1.Pagodes
2.La soirée dans Grenade
3.Jardins sous la pluie
Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov Composer (1873-1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 Work
17.Var.15: Più vivo. Scherzando
18.Var.16: Allegretto
19.Var.17: Allegretto
20.Var.18: Andante cantabile
Sergey Prokofiev Composer (1891-1953)
Toccata, Op.11 Work
Genre: Solo Vocal
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Solo Vocal

The voice is the most natural of instruments, the only one capable of conveying both music and text, and thus it has played an essential role in the history of Western art music. This concert features great examples from every era, including by Handel, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Berg, and others.

Genre: Solo Vocal
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Concert Selections
John Dowland Composer (1563-1626)
12.Fine knacks for ladies Work
George Frideric Handel Composer (1685-1759)
Alcina, HWV34 (opera) Work
4.Sc.14: Aria: Tornami a vagegghiar
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer (1685-1750)
Cantata No.204: Ich bin in mir vergnugt, BWV204 Work
4.Aria (Soprano): Die Schatzbarkeit der weiten Erden
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Composer (1710-1736)
Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, and strings Work
6.Aria: Vidit suum dulcem natum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer (1756-1791)
Don Giovanni, K.527 (opera buffa) Work
10.Aria: Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Catalogue Aria)
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Composer (1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville; commedia) Work
14.Una voce poco fa (Rosina's cavatina)
Giuseppe Verdi Composer (1813-1901)
La Traviata (opera) Work
13.Di Provenza il mar
Georges Bizet Composer (1838-1875)
Carmen (opéra-comique) Work
5b.Viva! viva! la course est belle!
Gabriel Fauré Composer (1845-1924)
2 Songs, Op.1 Work
1.Le Papillon et la fleur
Gustav Mahler Composer (1860-1911)
Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor and orchestra Work
4.Von der Schönheit (Of Beauty)
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer (1840-1893)
12 Romances, Op.60 Work
6.Sleepless Nights
Alban Berg Composer (1885-1935)
7 Early Songs, for voice and piano Work
6.Liebesode
 
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