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We talk about Schumann's use of Canonical themes and his blending of voices in his works

A quick and brief look at this Chorale-type work

A look at the first Novellete from Op. 21

We look at a very Chopin-esque work from 1839, particularly focusing on the middle section of this very romantic, cello-like writing.

We listen to a performance from 2019 I did of the first book of Davidsbundlertanze in Concert and discuss Schumann's Imagination with his fictional characters

We look at a few dances from the Overture in the French Style, including a very 'Scarlatti' type work

We are looking at a few sections from the First Book of Suites by Handel

A talk about this love-themed earlier work and the sparse writing

We look at a couple of pieces talking about melodic shaping

We continue speaking about achieving a singing tone, looking at a short intro of The String Quartet KV 156

We go through ideas for variation with this orchestral type work.

An unexpected lesson playing this work after having been away from Mozart for some time

We talk about how to bring about a truly singing tone in the Russian Piano Tradition

A Short look at the Scherzo from Schubert's famous last Sonata.

We look at a few ways to bring out some of the richness in the harmonic and songlike writing of this work.

We look at the Development Section which starts in the Minor after giving a brief recap of some of the topics we covered in the Part I Analysis of this work.

We talk about this Rondo-like work, which can easily be classified as a Piano Concerto for Single Instrument

We explore this fascinating work and the idyllic-to-tumultuous transitions

We look briefly at a very unknown Sonata movement, analyzing his songlike melodies in this work

We look at the first movement in F Major of this canonical, musical puzzle-like work.

We look at a melody/section from the famous Sonata in F# Minor by Schumann, which could have been written by Gershwin.

We talk about a technique Sviatoslav Richter used post-concert/post-recital using Mozart Sonata KV 533 Mvmt I

A quick walkthrough of the famous first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata

We look primarily at the second movement of KV 457, a gorgeous cantabile work that needs a full singing tone.

A quite short episode focused on Alexei Nasedkin, one of the best Schubert interpreters

Written in 1815 when Schubert was only 18, this pure orchestral-style work has some amazing compositional ideas. We explore the beginnings of Schubert's twisted harmonic language.

We look at a Sonata from 1818 from Schubert which preceded Brahm's romantic style by many years. Brahms came into possession of many of Schubert manuscripts probably through Robert Schumann who had gone to visit Schubert's brother after the composer's death and came into possession of many of these works.

Schubert's unfinished work from 1817 is etheric and haunting in a way only Schubert could write. We look at a few techniques to bring out different elements in this seemingly skeletal work.

Written in 1787 in Vienna, this work is probably one of the most psychologically-intense works by Mozart

We look at an incredible work, which every few measures puts us in completely different territory. Written at the age of 18-19, this work is quite varied and musically rich.

An exploration of this one of a kind Sonata work.

Mozart's improvisational style was never the same. In this episode we start to look at his arguably hidden framework and style.

The first movement of the Sonata Pathetique 1st Movement has a few precursors to Wagner's chromatic style musical language.

Exploring the complexity of this counterpoint sound-world Mozart Movement.

A reading on a couple of Schubert middle Sonata Movements

A short discussion on Handel's F# minor Suite and comparison to Bach's style.

A briefer talk about Joseph Haydn and his style

Exploring the song-like element of this Slow Movement

A short talk about J.S. Bach's 371 4-part Chorales

A rerecording of the Aria

Exploring the Soundworld of this movement of the Sonata that came after the famous Moonlight Sonata.

Different Touches you can use with Beethoven's Fantasy Sonata that preceded the more well-known "Moonlight" Sonata

We are looking at a few sections from the HWV 428 D Minor Keyboard Suite.

A discussion of Mozart's Overture in the Style of G.F. Handel KV 399

We are looking at touch and voicing effects in Schubert

In this episode we take a departure from the Romantic repertoire of Schumann and co. and get back to asking if there are Romantic elements in a seemingly classical sonata?

Starting a series on walking through the Davidsbundler Cycle.

Walking through main sections of Schubert's D 946 No. 2

A quick playthrough of Blumenstuck and piece No. 12 from 'Scenes from Childhood' (Kinderscenen)

Melodic shaping, pedal, and color in Scarlatti Sonata K 208 in A Major