Headstrong and eccentric, Satie consciously distanced himself from the Romantic traditions of the nineteenth century. His three miniatures for piano 'Gymnopédies' are the first testimony to his idea o...
Composed at the end of a longer series of works between summer and autumn 1887, the violin sonata numbers among Strauss' most popular chamber music compositions to this day. In the outer movements, it...
Like the 'Gymnopédies', the 'Gnossiennes' also allude to ancient Greek traditions. Perhaps inspired by the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889, Satie made use of oriental ornamentation. With his subtle...
In a typically humorous manner Satie countered the myth of the great master's 'last thought' with his 'Next-to-last thoughts' (Avant-dernières Pensées). As was usual with his piano works from 1912 onw...
At the first performances of this sonata, composed between 1920 and 1922, even close friends of the composer were perturbed: Following the intoxicating sounds of La Valse, the smaller scoring and mode...
Debussy's new string quartet received a very cool reception at its première in Paris in December 1893, performed by the famous Quatuor Ysaye. The critics were upset by its unusual harmonies and orches...
Wertvolle historisch-kritische NeueditionBasierend auf dem gleichnamigen Gedichtzyklus des dänischen Dichters Jens Peter Jacobsen begann Arnold Schönberg 1900 mit der Komposition der Gurre-Lieder, der...
Wertvolle historisch-kritische Neuedition Basierend auf dem gleichnamigen Gedichtzyklus des dänischen Dichters Jens Peter Jacobsen begann Arnold Schönberg 1900 mit der Komposition der Gurre-Lieder, de...
Arnold Schönberg is the central figure in the musical world of this century. His musical significance was already apparent during his life-time, but his posthumous influence has increased immensely. H...
Although Satie took the classical form as a model for his 'Sonatine', it is quintessentially an ironic work. The composer, who later in life liked to be seen walking through the streets wearing a stif...
