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thoughts on three B’s

by Charles Noble on October 19, 2009 · 8 comments

Kiril Gerstein, pianist
Tonight is the last of the three concerts making up the first of Classical Series B at the Oregon Symphony.  The program is a variation upon the famous “Three B’s” concert format – usually Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.  This time it’s Bach, Bernstein and Beethoven.  It pits two pieces by very well-known composers [...]

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mahler 9 – III. Rondo. Burleske.

by Charles Noble on April 21, 2008 · 1 comment

What would a Mahler symphony be without a sprawling, hectic, and by turns achingly beautiful scherzo? Well, quite a bit shorter, for one. Mahler is often in the habit of taking a huge movement in cut time and making a huge journey out of it, and the Ninth Symphony is no exception.

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