Tag Archives: Beethoven
Beethoven in Santa Fe
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 22nd August 2014On Thursday evening August 21 the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival presented and all Beethoven program at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. The evening began with the last of Beethoven’s sonatas for cello and piano – the 5th in D Op 102, #2. Written in 1815 along with the 4th sonata, it was dedicated to…
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All Five
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd August 2011The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra will open its season next month with a program unique in my experience. The brilliant young pianist Adam Golka will perform all five Beethoven piano concertos. Numbers 2, 3, and 4 will be played on Friday September 23. Numbers 1 and 5 will follow the next evening. The orchestra will be conducted by Golka’s older brother Tomasz…
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Why Beethoven is so Great
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 22nd October 2010There’s nothing I can say about Beethoven that will in any way affect his Olympian stature other than to echo Verdi’s declaration that we must all bow before him. But if you want to see just how visceral his connection to all humanity is look at the video below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0REJ-lCGiKU&NR=1]
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