Tag Archives: Felix Mendelssohn

two pairs are better than one

When they were playing, the duo-pianists Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale were everyone’s delight; and when they were at a party, they were everyone’s despair. For the specific things that characterized their work on stage, the qualities that made it … Continue reading

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chopin of dissonance: nocturnes on renunciations of reality

For sixteen prolific years in France prior to splitting with George Sand, Chopin had produced an uninterrupted stream of masterpieces on such a consistently brilliant level of craftsmanship and invention that it is well-nigh impossible to talk of a bell … Continue reading

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ECSTASY OF ROMANTIC APOCALYPSE

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench … Continue reading

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