When film composer Elmer Bernstein scored the 1983 comedy hit Trading Places, he chose Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro to be the musical centerpiece of the film. However, he also intentionally paraphrased other orchestral works. Let’s…
The romantic music of Alexander Borodin is explored in this episode of Inside Music. Maestro Maull will focus on the Polovtsian Dances from Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. These dances were a favorite composition of…
In 1943, when composer William Grant Still wrote his Suite for Violin and Piano, he took inspiration from three African American works of art, including Sargent Johnson’s “Mother & Child”,…
People often think: “Brahms… mmm, serious.” And Brahms did in fact write lots of weighty, introspective music – all worthy of our attention. But he also had a playful side…
We look forward to sharing, virtually, an engaging Discovery program (Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Suite for Two Guitars performed by the Riverside Guitar Duo) and the presentation of the 2020 Discovery Award to Susan Head.
Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite has been with me a long time. Back in the 1960’s, one of Philadelphia’s grocery store chains, the Penn Fruit Company, began offering classical 33 1/3…
I cannot thank you enough for such a wonderful afternoon. We LOVED the concert/presentation. It was exceptional and meaningful for both of us. I especially loved the piano. I had no idea it was piano that I heard when listening to the piece. I always thought it was a harp for some reason. It reminded me of water…..I cried just a little hearing that beautiful music. Thank you for giving us some culture and life after Covid!