George Cai
Author
George Cai, a cellist and an enthusiast of classical music, has toured the globe from Carnegie Hall to the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He resides in New York.
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Tune in Today: Celebrating Vivaldi’s ‘Autumn’
The third concerto from ‘The Four Seasons’ is based on a sonnet on harvest and hunting.
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Tune in Today: A Terrible Voyage Led to an Inspiring Composition
Felix Mendelssohn disagreeable trip to London eventually took him to Scotland’s Hebrides and the awe-inducing Fingal’s Cave.
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Tune in Today: Godefroid’s Harp Concert Etude
Felix Godefroid and his support of the double-action harp assured the ancient instrument a place in the concert hall.
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Tune in Today: The Majestic Moldau in Smetana’s ‘Vltava’
The work has become a pillar of the Czech national culture.
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Tune in Today: A Tribute to Paganini
Virtuoso Nathan Milstein’s ‘Paganiniana’ pays homage to, perhaps, the greatest violinist of all time.
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Tune in Today: Expressing Rural Life in Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony captures the sounds of nature in vivid complexity.
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Tune in Today: Clara Wieck Schumann’s Piano Concerto
The piano prodigy was also a composer. She began writing this composition when she was just 13.
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Tune in Today: Schubert and the History of the Lied
In this popular composer’s lied, the dreamer awakens, longing for spring.
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Tune in Today: Rachmaninoff’s Hypnotic Piano Concerto No. 2
A Russian physician restored Sergei Rachmaninoff’s confidence, which allowed him to write one of his most famous works.
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Tune in Today: Celebrating Vivaldi’s ‘Autumn’
The third concerto from ‘The Four Seasons’ is based on a sonnet on harvest and hunting.
|
Tune in Today: A Terrible Voyage Led to an Inspiring Composition
Felix Mendelssohn disagreeable trip to London eventually took him to Scotland’s Hebrides and the awe-inducing Fingal’s Cave.
|
Tune in Today: Godefroid’s Harp Concert Etude
Felix Godefroid and his support of the double-action harp assured the ancient instrument a place in the concert hall.
|
Tune in Today: The Majestic Moldau in Smetana’s ‘Vltava’
The work has become a pillar of the Czech national culture.
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Tune in Today: A Tribute to Paganini
Virtuoso Nathan Milstein’s ‘Paganiniana’ pays homage to, perhaps, the greatest violinist of all time.
|
Tune in Today: Expressing Rural Life in Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony captures the sounds of nature in vivid complexity.
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Tune in Today: Clara Wieck Schumann’s Piano Concerto
The piano prodigy was also a composer. She began writing this composition when she was just 13.
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Tune in Today: Schubert and the History of the Lied
In this popular composer’s lied, the dreamer awakens, longing for spring.
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Tune in Today: Rachmaninoff’s Hypnotic Piano Concerto No. 2
A Russian physician restored Sergei Rachmaninoff’s confidence, which allowed him to write one of his most famous works.
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