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Film, Videoshadow of a difference / falling: Richard Drehoff Jr. & Andrew Nogal Composer Richard Drehoff Jr. was paired with oboist Andrew Nogal of the Grossman Ensemble to write a new work for solo oboe entitled "shadow of a difference / falling." From the Composer: "shadow of a difference / falling" is a series of moments based around the idea of the proverbial bird beating its wings against its newfound cage in trepidation. Each impulse provides insight...- Contributor: Nogal, Andrew - Drehoff Jr., Richard
- Date: 2020-06-16
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Film, VideoSequestered Thoughts: Damien Sneed & Jeremy Jordan Composer Damien Sneed has been paired with pianist Jeremy Jordan to write a new work for solo piano, entitled "Sequestered Thoughts." The piece was inspired by spending many days alone in solitude during the COVID-19 pandemic of Spring 2020. It opens with a virtuosic fluttering in the right hand juxtaposed against a strong and determined left-hand motif speaking to the many meandering thoughts that...- Contributor: Sneed, Damien - Jordan, Jeremy
- Date: 2020-06-15
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Film, VideoMiranda Cuckson & Friends Violinist Miranda Cuckson led a special program honoring violinist Leonora Jackson McKim, whose Stradivari violin was loaned to the Library for this occasion. Excerpted from the program is a performance of the finale of Beethoven's op. 3 string trio, the manuscript of which is held at the Library. Program: Beethoven - String Trio in E-flat major, op. 3: Finale (9:10)- Contributor: Shao, Sophie - Cuckson, Miranda - Panner, Daniel
- Date: 2020-02-21
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Film, VideoPerfection: The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848 The magic of the Laurent crystal flute is explored through historical performance and discussion. The Laurent flute, 1807 to 1848, was the indulgence of American and European aristocracy and was called "Perfection in Flute Making." Grammy-winning flutist Richard Graef brings the glass flute to life. Murray Loew (professor of biomedical engineering at George Washington University), Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford (curator of the flute collection at...- Contributor: Loew, Murray - Graef, Richard - Brostroff, Lynn - Graef, Julian - Graef, Anita - Ward-Bamford, Carol
- Date: 2020-02-15
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Film, VideoPhaeton Piano Trio The Phaeton Trio appeared for the first time in the U.S. at the Library of Congress. Recently formed by a group of stellar musicians centered in Weimar and Leipzig Friedemann Eichhorn, violin, Peter Horr, cello and Florian Uhlig, piano. The trio revealed the premiere of a new completion of a Beethoven piano trio fragment by Victor Kissine, of which we offer a portion here....- Contributor: Phaeton Trio
- Date: 2020-02-07
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Film, VideoAsko | Schönberg Asko | Schönberg, one of the finest new music ensembles in Europe, present selections from Mauricio Kagel's multi-directional work for chamber orchestra, Die Stucke der Windrose. Their specific selections include Sudwesten, Norden, Osten, and Westen. Program: Mauricio Kagel Die Stucke der Windrose, selections I. Sudwesten (1:16-19:19) II. Norden (20:26-48:46) III. Osten (48:03-54:24) IV. Westen (55:20-1:15:24)- Contributor: Asko | Schönberg
- Date: 2020-02-01
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Film, VideoDunedin Consort Scotland's Dunedin Consort, led by harpsichordist and organist John Butt, a pre-eminent Bach scholar, performs selected cantatas and concerti of Johann Sebastian Bach. Program: Orchestral Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067 [05:40]; "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54 (Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano) [27:45]; Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major BWV 1049 [42:05]; "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust," BWV 170 (Meg Bragle, mezzo soprano) [1:04:30]; Brandenburg...- Contributor: Dunedin Consort
- Date: 2020-01-30
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Film, VideoHaydn 2020 Academy Workshop with the Library's Instruments In this video, participants in the Smithsonian's Haydn 2020 Academy, including Jacob Ashworth, Yvonne Smith and Carmen Johnson-Pajaro, are joined by Smithsonian Institution curator Kenneth Slowik in a workshop utilizing the Library's Stradivari instruments. With a focus on Haydn's string quartet op. 20 no. 2, the group tries out the recently modified instruments with gut strings. Introduced to the instruments only minutes before, the...- Contributor: Smith, Yvonne - Bamford, Carol Lynn - Johnson-Pajaro, Carmen - Ashworth, Jacob - Slowik, Kenneth
- Date: 2020-01-10
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Film, VideoMiró Quartet with Rita Sloan The annual Antonio Stradivari Anniversary concert featured the Miró Quartet with Rita Sloan performing Schubert's Quartet in D minor, "Death and the Maiden," D.810.- Contributor: Miró Quartet
- Date: 2019-12-18
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Film, VideoQuicksilver J.S. Bach was very much aware of his musical heritage, especially of those German composers who had come before him. Quicksilver's program explores the extraordinarily inventive 17th-century music that influenced Bach's development. Excerpts from the program include works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Matthias Weckmann, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Schmeltzer, Johann Rosenmuller, Giovanni Legrenzi, Johannes Vierdanck and Johann Caspar Kerll. Matthias Weckmann (c.1616-74) Sonata no. 9 a...- Contributor: Andrijeski, Julie - Ingles, Greg - Lenti, John - Mealy, Robert - Stein, Avi - Teresi, Dominic
- Date: 2019-10-30
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Film, VideoTank and the Bangas Educational Workshop Tank and the Bangas presented an interactive workshop in which they discussed their journey as a band and their inspirations, and they shared lessons they had learned with the audience.- Contributor: Tank and the Bangas
- Date: 2019-10-26
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Film, VideoFretwork with Iestyn Davies These stars of the early music world dazzle in a striking range of repertoire spanning four centuries. Included are pieces by Byrd, Purcell and Jenkins from the heyday of the viol. Arias from Handel's "Giulio Cesare" and a vocal concerto by Johann Christoph Bach offer a spotlight for Iestyn Davies. Partnered with what has been called with "the finest viol consort on the planet,"...- Contributor: Boothby, Richard - Ashton, Emily - Levine, Joanna - Stadlen, Sam - Morikawa, Asako - Davies, Iestyn
- Date: 2019-10-16
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Film, VideoUS Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps This concert by the United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, held on the steps of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, paints a series of pictures from the life of a continental soldier musician.- Contributor: US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
- Date: 2019-05-14
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Film, VideoFranz Liszt's "Sardanapalo" It is exceptionally rare that we have the opportunity to hear a previously unknown work by a major composer, but that is precisely what the Library of Congress offered in its presentation of the piano/vocal version of Franz Liszt's "Sardanapalo." Scholar and pianist David Trippett has reconstructed one act of an opera composed by Franz Liszt that the composer abandoned in 1852. This video...- Contributor: Colohan, Thomas - Shiner, Alexandria - J. Bruno, Timothy - Trippett, David - Blue, Joshua
- Date: 2019-04-27
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Film, VideoLiszt's Italian Opera: Overview of a Rescue It is exceptionally rare that we have the opportunity to hear a previously unknown work by a major composer, but that is precisely what the Library of Congress offered in its presentation of the piano/vocal version of Franz Liszt's Sardanapalo. Scholar and pianist David Trippett has reconstructed one act of an opera composed by Franz Liszt that the composer abandoned in 1852. This video...- Contributor: Plylar, David - Trippett, David
- Date: 2019-04-27
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Film, VideoJerusalem Quartet The Jerusalem Quartet deploys a strong sense of drama and a striking range of tonal color to create "an extraordinary unity of sound and purpose" (New York Times). But the individuality of each player remains a palpable presence. Program - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Quartet in A major, op. 18/5 (1798-1800) (1:00); Allegro (1:00); Menuetto--Trio (8:00); Andante cantabile--Poco Adagio (13:20); Allegro (22:30).- Contributor: Jerusalem Quartet
- Date: 2019-04-12
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Film, VideoAugmented Realities: Introducing a Game to its Music The Coolidge Auditorium transforms into a game creation lab as a new Library of Congress commission by composer Austin Wintory gets re-spawned as part of a video game score, all while you watch. A new game was designed for this event. This reduced version of the program includes "Arrows," a new work commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress. The Triforce...- Contributor: Dreyband, Gene - Wintory, Austin - Mosley, Bryan - Dugan, Peter - Quint, Philippe - Ismail, Rami
- Date: 2019-04-05
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Film, VideoAaron Diehl, Piano An erudite and elegant stylist, pianist and composer Aaron Diehl takes up the enviable task of the Library's jazz scholars: to delve deeply into our rich archives and examine a few of our treasures. His Blues and the Spanish Tinge recital tracks the essential ingredients in the creation of jazz. Selections from the performance include works ranging from Cervantes to Jelly Roll Morton. Program:...- Contributor: Diehl, Aaron
- Date: 2019-03-23
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Film, VideoBorodin Quartet Universally recognized for unmistakable authority in their performances of Russian music, these artists have a profound connection to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, born from a decades-long relationship with the composer. Excerpts from their concert at the Library of Congress include Alexander Borodin's second quartet and a brief work by Tchaikovsky.- Contributor: Lomovsky, Sergei - Aharonian, Ruben - Balshin, Vladimir - Naidin, Igor
- Date: 2019-03-22
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Film, VideoEnsemble Signal Concert Ensemble Signal charts a fresh path at the Library in a program a century in the making. Each work on the program is its own highlight: a brand new commission for mixed ensemble by Luca Francesconi, a tribute to Oliver Knussen who passed away unexpectedly in 2018, and a performance with acclaimed singer Rachel Calloway of Pierrot lunaire, Arnold Schoenberg's pathbreaking work held in...- Date: 2019-03-15
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Film, VideoPaul Lewis Concert Paul Lewis, one of the world's great interpreters of Beethoven and Schubert, performs a favorite Haydn sonata and three autumnal gems by Brahms. Beethoven's monumental Diabelli Variations were an overachiever's response to Anton Diabelli's crowd-sourcing of variations from some 51 composers, who all contributed at least one variation, including Czerny, Moscheles, Franz Schubert and the young Franz Liszt. A conversation with the eminent pianist...- Contributor: Lewis, Paul
- Date: 2019-03-08
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Film, VideoU.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Historical Ensemble The Historical Ensemble of the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps performed music of the 18th century in the Great Hall of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building. The performers used period instruments and uniforms to offer a window into musical life of the time. They presented music by well-known composers like Handel to music of the European courts.- Contributor: U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Historical Ensemble
- Date: 2019-02-27
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Film, VideoMnozil Brass: "Cirque" The seven musicians of Mnozil Brass offer a musical experience unlike any other. The group is known worldwide for its ability to play all kinds of music with wit and skill, and has inspired a dedicated fanbase with its relentless humor. Excerpts from their composed evening, "Cirque," bring together their signature sound and theatrical flare in a program that includes music of many stripes....- Contributor: Rindberger, Roman - Gansch, Thomas - Füßl, Gerhard - Rother, Robert - Brandstötter, Wilfried - Kiss, Zoltan - Paul, Leonhard
- Date: 2019-02-15
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Film, VideoBrentano Quartet with Hsin-Yun Huang The Brentano Quartet was joined by violist Hsin-Yun Huang in a performance of Mendelssohn's Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87, as part of the Library's annual Stradivari Anniversary Concert. In this performance, the musicians were using instruments from the Library's Stradivari collection. Program: Mendelssohn: Quintet no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 87 [3:17]- Contributor: Brentano Quartet - Huang, Hsin-Yun
- Date: 2018-12-18
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Film, VideoJenny Lin, Marlissa Hudson & Cornelius Dufallo Pianist Jenny Lin is joined by soprano Marlissa Hudson and violinist Cornelius Dufallo in an homage to pianist/composer Artur Schnabel. Best known as a pianist who recorded and edited Beethoven's music, Schnabel was also a composer whose music ranges from the high-Romantic to the uncompromisingly modern. Examples of each will be performed, along with music by Beethoven and Brahms. Program: Sonata for Violin and...- Contributor: Lin, Jenny - Dufallo, Cornelius - Hudson, Marlissa
- Date: 2018-11-30