Beethoven - Symphony N.9 d-moll Op. 125 (extract)
Text by Schiller here.
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"
Chopin - Nocturne b-moll Op. 9 No. 1
Schumann - Dichterliebe, Opus 48, "A Poet's Love"
Text by Heine here.
Schumann - Liderkreis, Op. 39, "Intermezzo"
Text by Eichendorff here.
Schubert - An Silvia (D891 1826)
Text by Shakespeare here.
The virtuoso instrumentalist and composer as superstar: Franz Liszt.Good interview on WNYC's Soundcheck with Tim Blanning author of The Triumph of Music, a 'social history' of musicians in the west and how they went from being considered merely servants to being 'stars'. This is an excellent example of metacontextual musical knowledge. Required listening.
Download entire interview mp3 here. Stream interview.
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