Tag: Korngold

  • PROGRAM NOTES: DORIC STRING QUARTET

    PROGRAM NOTES: DORIC STRING QUARTET

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      Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, no. 3 A strong new current of artistic expression swept through central Europe during the late 1760s and early 1770s, known as Sturm und Drang (storm and stress). While not every work was stormy or stressful, the moniker served notice that composers were turning…

  • AN INTERVIEW WITH RODION POGOSSOV

    AN INTERVIEW WITH RODION POGOSSOV

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    Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule. Where are you today? I’m in Hamburg right now, singing my first Verdi role in the opera “Don Carlos” at the Hamburgische Staatsoper. When did you realize you wanted a career in music? I was inspired at the age of 17 by my teacher and…