Maurice Ravel conceived his work La Valse as an 'apotheosis of the Viennese waltz,' envisioning it in an imperial palace around 1855, mingling with a sense of a 'doomed, macabre tournament.'
Composition History
Frédéric Chopin's Ballade in F major, Op. 38, dedicated to Schumann, was completed in early 1839 during his difficult stay on Mallorca with George Sand.
Performer Biography
Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, born in 1985, won 1st prize at the Paris Conservatoire in 2003 and numerous international awards, including four prizes at the 2007 Long-Thibaud Competition.
Composer Biography
Maurice Ravel was expelled from the Conservatoire in 1895 for lack of application, but was readmitted in 1897 to Gabriel Fauré's class, after which he composed his Menuet antique.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's Sonata in B minor is a cyclic work in a single movement, built on the principle of variation around three fundamental themes, functioning as a symphonic poem for piano.
Critical Reception
Franz Liszt's Sonata in B minor, a single-movement work, was poorly received by many critics at its 1857 premiere, with Clara Schumann calling it 'horrendous' and Eduard Hanslick claiming anyone who found it beautiful was 'beyond redemption.'
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's six English Suites for harpsichord were composed in Weimar around 1715, or a few years later, during his service at the court of Coethen.
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