Music review: Operatic escapades on the piano
- 10:09 AM — Feb 7 —
- Source: Today's Zaman
Those composers took well-known operatic melodies by Bellini, Grétry, Donizetti, Salieri and Gluck and wrote variations on them for solo piano. Read More
Bard SummerScape 2012 Explores Life and Times of Camille Saint-Saëns with Seven-Week Arts Festival in New York’s Hudson Valley, July 6 – August 19, 2012
- 3:35 PM — Feb 2 —
- Source: PRWeb
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Culture at the crossroads in Belle Époque France will be explored at the ninth annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again features a sumptuous tapestry of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 23rd annual Bard Music Festival. Read More
Spanish painter to join symphony
- 12:30 AM — Jan 29 —
- Source: The Toledo Blade
The Toledo Museum of Art has been a happening place for more than a century. Read More
Ever-eclectic Lytle's Liszt passion bears fruit
- 2:15 PM — Jan 28 —
- Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA
Perpetually active at 66, on stage and off, acclaimed pianist and former UC San Diego Provost Cecil Lytle is much too vibrant to even consider starting a bucket list. Read More
Westfield Musical Club presents romantic music for Valentines
- 9:21 AM — Jan 27 —
- Source: NJ.com
The February performance of the Musical Club of Westfield will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 170 Elm St., Westfield. Read More
The scientific pursuit of excellent sound: Musician, professor at the junction of art and science
- 5:52 PM — Jan 26 —
- Source: Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
A Steinway grand piano holds 40,000 pounds of pressure encased in the 16 hard rock maple laminations forming its curvaceous profile. Read More
If You Could Hear A Book, This Is How It Would Look
- 12:15 PM — Jan 12 —
- Source: The Millions
As the art director at Columbia Records in 1940, Alex Steinweiss came up with the idea of designing record sleeves to be more than plain monochromatic paper wrappers, solidifying the longstanding relationship between music and color. Read More
Biography
One of the most innovative and creative pianists and composers of the 19th century, Franz Liszt was known for taking beautiful... Read the full Franz Liszt bio.
