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Miriam K. Smith Plays Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 – 3rd Movement
Miriam K. Smith, cello, performs the 3rd movement of Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G Minor Op. 19 with pianist Sandra Wright Shen. The Andante movement was recorded during a commercial…
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Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folksong, Performed by Miriam K. Smith
Miriam K. Smith performs Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Six Studies in English Folksong on the cello, accompanied by Ming-Li Liu on the piano….
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Dami Kim Performs Bruch Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, 1st Movement. Part 2
…permission. Conductor: Hugh Wolff; Orchestra: NEC Symphony; Date and location: April 22, 2009; Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory. Dami Kim is a student at NEC studying with Miriam Fried. This…
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Siegfried from Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Richard Wagner’s opera “Siegfried” was performed in Valencia in 2008. The conductor was Zubin Mehta, and the orchestra was the Valencian Community Orchestra. The cast included Franz-Josef Kapellmann as Alberich,…
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Richard Wagner – Siegfried from Der Ring des Nibelungen – Act 2 Part 6
Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried” is the third opera in his “Der Ring des Nibelungen” series. The opera combines music, singing, poetry, and psychology to interpret life. Wagner’s unique approach emphasizes introspection…
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Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” was conducted by Christopher J. Noel at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in February 2007….
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Richard Wagner – Siegfried Funeral March
I’ve always been in awe of this powerful classical music piece by Richard Wagner called Siegfried Funeral March. It’s like a divine representation of music, especially the part from 2:50…
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Robert Schumann
…backseat. Piano Studies with Friedrich Wieck While at the University of Leipzig, Schumann sought piano tutelage from Friedrich Wieck, a renowned piano teacher. It was under Wieck’s roof that Schumann…
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Schumann Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Op. 44 – Featuring Martha Argerich
…Un poco largamente, Scherzo: Molto vivace, and Allegro ma non troppo. Featured musicians include David Radzynski and Dumitru Pochitari on violin, Miriam Hartman on viola, and Linor Katz on cello….
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Clara Schumann
…to become a musical prodigy. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, a renowned piano teacher, nurtured her talent from the age of five. Her mother, Mariane, a gifted singer, also played a…
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Edvard Grieg – Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak
…until 4:34 are by Caspar David Friedrich, a German Romantic landscape painter known for his contemplative and symbolic works depicting nature. Friedrich’s art evokes emotional responses to the natural world….