Mapping the Musical Genome: The Stamitz Family
When families migrate across linguistic borders, their names frequently undergo a number of significant changes. Just take the...
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The Ferment of Life: Schubert’s Last Piano Sonatas II
Alfred Brendel describes Schubert as “a sleepwalker”, yet in his final three sonatas, we see Schubert’s innate sense...
The Ferment of Life: Schubert’s Last Piano Sonatas
Ignored for years, their composer regarded as Beethoven‘s poor relation, Schubert‘s last three piano sonatas now enjoy a...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Scarlatti Family
The Scarlatti family name—in various spellings—was common in Sicily, with several branches of additional Scarlatti families residing in...
Music and Nature: Water
Water, in music, is more than just a drop in the ocean. Composers imagine water in rivers, water...
Music and Nature: Trees
When we’re young and in dance class, we’re told to imitate trees – swaying in the wind, bowing...
Music and Nature: Flowers
Flowers show us the invisible world – they pop up to show us Spring, they dance in the...
Mapping the Musical Genome: The Wagner Family
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was the manliest man in a manly world of manly composers! Creator of theatrical and...
