Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja's repertoire is diverse, ranging from baroque and classical works often played on gut strings, to new commissions and re-interpretations of modern masterworks.
Performer Biography
Pianist Alexander Lonquich won First Prize at the International Piano Competition Antonio Casagrande in Terni, Italy, at the age of sixteen, launching his international career.
Composition History
Schumann composed the Konzertstück in D minor, Op. 134, for his wife Clara's thirty-fourth birthday, presenting it with a new Klems grand piano.
Compositional Technique
Schumann's Konzertstücke for piano often begin with a slow introduction that transitions imperceptibly into a fast main section, avoiding a definitive launch.
Composition History
The printed edition of Schumann's Konzertstück in D minor, Op. 134, was dedicated to Johannes Brahms, who visited the Schumanns shortly after its completion.
Historical Context
Schumann's Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86, was composed in 1849, a period when he expressed solidarity with the German revolution of 1848-49.
Instruments
The Konzertstück for Four Horns, Op. 86, was influenced by the newly developed valved horn, which offered composers and players expanded possibilities beyond a single set of harmonics.
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