Max Reger's music is a playful kaleidoscope of autumn colors. From a May Twin Cities American Guild of Organists' Reger Centenary concert, clarinetist Paul Schimming and pianist Stephen Self perform the Clarinet Sonata No. 1 by Max Reger
The Sinfonia from Bach Cantata 42, performed by the Minnesota Bach Ensemble, led by Andrew Altenbach, is in this week's Regional Spotlight.
Steve Staruch hosts the Artaria String Quartet in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio. The Artaria begins its 30th season this weekend.
Ancient characters like Queen Dido and the heroine Lucretia are given sensuous musical treatment in a collection of works for two flutes titled 'The Faithful Music Master.' A Chamber Music Society of St Cloud performance with international flutist Bartold Kuijken and friends from around Minnesota is in this week's Regional Spotlight.
The score of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 28 is marked with phrases like, 'with innermost sensibility' and 'slow and longingly.' Pianist Roman Rabinovich plays just like that. His performance from a Frederic Chopin Society recital given last month is in this week's Regional Spotlight.
The Minnesota State Fair opens today, and this week's Regional Spotlight features a playful and cheerful wind quintet by Anton Reicha, performed by the Midic Winds. If wind players could chuckle while they play, you'd hear laughter coming from the stage.
Benjamin Grosvenor's performance of Rameau's Gavotte and Variations from a Schubert Club International Artist Series recital is in this week's Regional Spotlight.
When Beethoven's patron encouraged him to receive the spirit of Mozart, he may have had the Mozart Fantasy in C minor in mind. It is a dark-sounding work that will remind you of Beethoven's most soulful works. A performance by Pavel Kolesnikov from a Frederic Chopin Society recital is in this week's Regional Spotlight.
What's so special about a string quartet with an added double bass? Well, when the ensemble is Sybarite5, sparks fly. From a performance in Duluth, Sybarite5 plays Astor Piazzolla's 'Tears of an Angel.'
Their performances are golden as they play as one. With rhythmic drive and a sensuous sound, the Brasil Guitar Duo always have fans saying, 'Wow!'
