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Piano Concerto

Rethinking the Repertoire #23 – Henry Cowell’s Piano Concerto

Henry Cowell’s was an important, if now often forgotten, voice in 20th-century music.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Henry Cowell, Piano Concerto, The Banshee

Rethinking the Repertoire #13 – Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto

Samuel Barber: one of the most individual and distinguished voices to emerge in Europe or America during the 20th century.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Piano Concerto, Samuel Barber

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1960 – 2004

More composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Avner Dorman, Jazz, jazz-influenced piano concerto, JIPC, John Adams, Malcolm Williamson, Paul Schoenfield, Piano Concerto, William Thomas McKinley, Yehudi Wyner

Jazz Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Mavericks, 1938-1983

More composers who followed their own distinctive paths when they incorporated jazz into their piano concertos.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: Benjamin Britten, Jazz, jazz-influenced piano concerto, JIPC, Piano Concerto, Tobias Picker, William Bolcom, William Schuman

Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Program?

My data might be depressing for anyone who wants a lot of novelty in the concert hall. But I found that some orchestras are taking more risks than the pessimists say.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: jazz piano concerto, Piano Concerto, serious music

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Buy?

The writing is on the wall, and it’s not just a warning to the composer who trifles with the idea of writing a JIPC. It’s a warning to everyone who takes music seriously.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: jazz piano concerto, Piano Concerto, serious music

Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Cares?

The media tools now available have brought us closer than ever to getting the amusements we want as soon as we want them, which puts all forms of art music at a serious disadvantage.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: jazz piano concerto, Piano Concerto

Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Setting the Margins

This post is the first of 17 in an ambitious series examining the traditions and realities of classical piano concertos influenced by jazz.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: jazz piano concerto, Piano Concerto

Music Commentary: Notable Classical Performances of 2014

It’s fun to recall what’s been played locally since January and be reminded just how rich the greater Boston area’s classical music scene really is.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Music Tagged: A Fine Centennial, Andris Nelsons, BMOP, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Claudio Abbado, Die tote Stadt, Drift and Providence, Gil-Rose, Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Monadnock Music, New-England-Philharmonic, Odyssey Opera, Piano Concerto, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Salome, Samuel Carl Adams, San Francisco Symphony, Sebastian Knauer, Shall we Dance?, Simone Dinnerstein, Sir Christopher Hogwood, Tessa Lark, The Discovery Ensemble, The Love Potion, Witold Lutoslawski

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