Schumann News

The best of the new releases Grieg: Six Ibsen Songs Op 25; Six Lieder Op 48; Haugtussa Op 67; Melodies of the Heart Op 5 Katarina Karnus , Julius Drake Hyperion CDA67670, 11.99 Belying Debussy's celebrated ...

Comedy: Stephen K. Amos One of comedy's great comperes, in the past two Fringes Amos has raised his game to stage brilliant stand-up routines marred only by some so-so character turns.

Tonight, Back Bay Chorale performs Mendelssohn's "Elijah" at Sanders Theatre . . . and the New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra plays Brahms, Bartok, and Schumann in Jordan Hall.

Art / Music / Theatre / Events / Etc. Review: Quintets deliver a perfect evening By PEG GOLDBERG LONGSTRETH 7:01 p.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Fans of chamber music had to be in hog heaven Tuesday evening at ...

Daniel Barenboim's spirit hovered over the concert by members of the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival on Sunday at Orchestra Hall, even though he wasn't among them.

“Quite superfluously Eusebius remarked as follows: but all the time great bliss spoke from his eyes.”

Eileen Feldman , Pianist Davidsbndlertnze , op. 6, is a group of eighteen pieces for solo piano composed by Robert Schumann in 1837. via Internet Archive

“When you hear them as part of the whole cycle, they take on even more meaning than they do as individual pieces”

Robert Schumann compares Frederic Chopin's Opus 28 Preludes to an eagle's feathers, each small and unique, yet intermingled and unified as an integrated set of pieces. via South Bend Tribune

The Sheboygan North High School Choral Department will present its annual Spring Concert & Awards Program at 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, in the school's auditorium. via WisInfo

As promised, a quick look at the classical bookshelf to see what's interesting to read these days. via Palm Beach Post

This is a cordial invitation to the community to join us at 7 p.m. May 17 at Pisgah United Methodist Church, 7000 Pisgah Church Road, for an evening of classical music performed by Harry Mursten. via Tallahassee.com

QUEEN'S HALL, EDINBURGH MUSIC by Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann may be overly familiar landmarks on the classical repertoire map, but they were reinvigorated in this turbocharged performance by the SCO, powered ... via Scotsman.com Living

May is right around the corner and so is the beginning of Stowe Performing Arts spring and summer concert season. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

From the first notes by Paul Hindemith to the final ones by Robert Schumann, Friday night's Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert led by Andres Cardenes was a stimulating and rewarding experience. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“The Department of Aviation asked us to have music that is more relaxing”

In a departure from the norm, travelers this month have begun hearing nothing but local music in terminals at O'Hare and Midway airports. via Chicago Sun-Times

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin is the arts critic for the Austin American-Statesman where she has worked since 1999. via The Austin American-Statesman

“Phantasiest cke for Violin and Piano, Opus 73”

Perlman, De Silva: Stellar team performance By HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS 5:27 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2008 When the classical star is in recital, you're going to hear what the star loves to play at least as much ... via Naples Daily News

“I'll include her earlier study with Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis and incorporate Denishawn's statement, 'We were free of time and space,'”

Dianna Cuatto, director of the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, is contributing to the 300th anniversary celebration of Annapolis' royal charter with a new ballet. via The Baltimore Sun

Tonight, the Boston Classical Orchestra , with guest soloists Lucia Lin and Peter Zazofsky , offers Mozart and Haydn at Faneuil Hall . via Boston Globe

The Guarneri and Takacs string quartets, double bassist Edgar Meyer, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the American vocal ensemble Pomerium will highlight the University of Chicago Presents concert series ... via Chicago Tribune

Dezart One Gallery and BMR Artists Inc. will present a multimedia event of classical music and fine art at 7:30 p.m. today at Dezart One Gallery, 2688 Cherokee Way in Palm Springs. via Desert Sun