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Brahms: Hungarian Dance #8
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performed by Dick Marta, fl. 1955; in Café Continental (Cook Records, 2012), 2 mins
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Schrammelmusik rose from the slums of Vienna (a musical product of the meeting of Austrian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Moravian and Bavarian immigrants) to the fashionable haunts of Vienna's aristocracy and even the Austrian court. Now stylish in the cafés of Vienna and Budapest,...
performed by Dick Marta, fl. 1955; in Café Continental (Cook Records, 2012), 2 mins
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Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker
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written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 128 page(s)
written by Gary Giddins, 1948- (New York, NY: Beech Tree Books, 1987), 128 page(s)
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Chaconne in D minor
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directed by Oliver Becker, fl. 2002; composed by Ferruccio Busoni, 1866-1924; produced by Matthias Börner, fl. 2006, Reiner Moritz Associates, London, England; performed by Hélène Grimaud, 1969-, in Hélène Grimaud: Piano Recital (London, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 2001), 16 mins
Hélène Grimaud is noted for her dynamic and unconventional playing style. In this recital, recorded live from the Berlin Philharmonie, she gives characteristically spontaneous performances of Bach’s Chaconne in D minor, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110 and Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5....
directed by Oliver Becker, fl. 2002; composed by Ferruccio Busoni, 1866-1924; produced by Matthias Börner, fl. 2006, Reiner Moritz Associates, London, England; performed by Hélène Grimaud, 1969-, in Hélène Grimaud: Piano Recital (London, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 2001), 16 mins
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performed by Vladimir Bunin, 1945-, Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie; Berceuse; Barcarolle; etc. (Hänssler Classic, 1999), 10 page(s)
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Milk Cow Blues
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produced by John Cohen, 1932-; performed by Roscoe Holcomb; in Close To Home (Folkways Records, 1975), 2 mins
Recorded in Holcomb's home in eastern Kentucky, this album portrays the music of a master musician whose identification with his songs is intense, innate, and above all, honest. It's not for nothing that John Cohen, the man who recorded Close to Home, coined the phrase "the high lonesome sound" to describe Holc...
produced by John Cohen, 1932-; performed by Roscoe Holcomb; in Close To Home (Folkways Records, 1975), 2 mins
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The Color of Jazz: Race and Representation in Postwar American Culture
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written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
written by Jon Panish (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1997), 160 page(s)
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composed by Franz Liszt, 1811-1886; performed by Leslie Howard, The complete music for solo piano, Vol. 56 Rarities & Curiosities (Hyperion, 1999), 19 page(s)
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Concert Fantasy on Carmen, Op. 25
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directed by Hans Hulscher, fl. 1984; composed by Pablo de Sarasate, 1844-1908; conducted by Plácido Domingo, 1941-; produced by Paul Smaczny, 1957-, Sender Freies Berlin and EuroArts; performed by Ana María Martínez and Sarah Chang, 1980-, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Plácido Domingo Conducts: A Spanish Night (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 2007), 14 mins
This EuroArts release forms part of the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Berlin Philharmonic. It captures an evening of Spanish music and Spanish themes recorded live in 2001. World-famous tenor Plácido Domingo conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in works, which have always been particularly close to hi...
directed by Hans Hulscher, fl. 1984; composed by Pablo de Sarasate, 1844-1908; conducted by Plácido Domingo, 1941-; produced by Paul Smaczny, 1957-, Sender Freies Berlin and EuroArts; performed by Ana María Martínez and Sarah Chang, 1980-, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Berliner Philharmoniker), in Plácido Domingo Conducts: A Spanish Night (Berlin, Berlin State: EuroArts, 2007), 14 mins
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Conlon Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano No. 1 and No. 7
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directed by Bob Coles; composed by Conlon Nancarrow, 1912- (1960); conducted by Jonathan Nott, 1962-; produced by Colin Wilson, fl. 2002, Reiner Moritz Associates, London, England; performed by Andre Trouttet, Ensemble InterContemporain, in A Concert of Modern American Music (London, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 2000), 1 hour 22 mins
Recorded live from the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, this concert features the leading international exponents of twentieth-century and contemporary music, conducted by their musical director, Jonathan Nott. The programme played constitutes a journey through American music of the second half of the last century...
directed by Bob Coles; composed by Conlon Nancarrow, 1912- (1960); conducted by Jonathan Nott, 1962-; produced by Colin Wilson, fl. 2002, Reiner Moritz Associates, London, England; performed by Andre Trouttet, Ensemble InterContemporain, in A Concert of Modern American Music (London, England: Digital Classics Distribution, 2000), 1 hour 22 mins
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