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Music: Backhaus for Your House.
Daniel Barenboim just completed a cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas at Carnegie Hall. That is, he played all 32 sonatas, over eight recitals. In so doing, he became only the fourth pianist to perform this cycle in that historic hall. The first was Artur Schnabel, in 1936. Then came Alfred Brendel, almost 50 years later. Then Maurizio Pollini. And now, Barenboim.
The Beethoven sonatas may be considered the summit of the piano literature. They are almost written on tablets. Of course, another summit is Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (if we can speak for the keyboard in general, rather than the piano in particular). It's pleasant to reflect that Beethoven imbibed The ...
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- Magazine article from: The Christian Century December 12, 2006 700+ words
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...Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music in the United Kingdom, has added significantly to the literature on the Well-tempered Clavier with his recent monograph. Ledbetter is a specialist in early music, a harpsichordist, historian and composer, with...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 16, 2007 700+ words
...announced today that Alexander "Alex" Backhaus has joined the firm as chief operating...officer and executive vice president. Backhaus has nearly 20 years of experience...growth at Metzler/Payden, Alex Backhaus is an important addition to the...
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