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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 Op 58

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No 4 in G major Op. 58
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo - Vivace
The Fourth Piano Concerto, dedicated Beethoven’s friend, student, and patron, the Archduke Rudolph, is introverted and thoughtful; a contrast to the Fifth, which is brash and heroic. Even now, the Fourth Concerto remains firmly in [...]

Quiz #13 Victory Lap Awarded

Quiz #13 Clue Two

Have another listen to this week’s mystery piece while ruminating on these clues:
1) In the year the piece was composed, slaves rebelled on Amistad, Verdi’s first opera premiered in Milan and Charles Goodyear vulcanized rubber.
2) In his youth, the composer wrote under the name Skülander
3) He wrote the review of the posthumous premiere of Schubert’s [...]

Quiz #13 Clue One

1) The composer shares a name with the man responsible for The Rest Is Noise.
2) His compositions have been described as ‘thought splinters.’
3) If you solve for x, and add 27, you’ll have the opus number….at least Miss Mussel is fairly certain you will. High school is starting to meld into the fog already [...]

Quiz #13

Morning all,
There’s quite an exciting treat in store for later on in the week. Actually more than one, but first it’s time for piano fans to race for a spot at the top of the quiz podium.

This week’s prize: being able to say that you are the boss of the piano. [title expires 36 [...]

Holiday Monday

It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in Canadia. Ours is a Pilgrim-free holiday, which is fitting considering that…well…people were coming to Canada to make a buck or ten trading fur and timber rather than trying to escape religious persecution. It is a time to be thankful for the harvest and with more than twenty million [...]