Dezso Ranki & Edit Klukon, piano duo - Arte 2009 - Video

Edit Klukon  was born in Budapest and studied at the Liszt Music Academy under Pál Kadosa. Dezső Ránki was also born and educated in Budapest. Edit Klukon and Dezső Ránki started performing together in 1985. Two of their most interesting productions were Liszt's unpublished two-piano version of his own Faust-symphony and Liszt's transcription of Beethoven's Symphony Nr. 9 for two pianos.

Programm
Schubert - op. 144 D 947; op. 82, D 908; op. 103, D 940 

Life of Mozart in Three Volumes by Otto Jahn (Translated by P.D.Townsend) - 1891

German philologist and archaeologist Otto Jahn (1813-69) first published his landmark scholarly biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) in four volumes between 1856 and 1859. This three-volume English translation by Pauline D. Townsend, first published in 1882, is based on the 1867 second edition of the German original.Otto Jahn (1813-69) was inspired to write a scholarly biography of Mozart following a conversation at Mendelssohn's funeral in 1847. He immersed himself in intensive research on the composer and his music, publishing the first edition of this landmark work in four volumes between 1856 and 1859. A second edition followed in 1867, incorporating new material and making use of Köchel's 1862 catalogue of Mozart's works. It is from this edition that Pauline D. Townsend made her three-volume English translation, first published in 1882. Volume 1 covers Mozart's life to 1778, including tours with his father and employment under Archbishop Colloredo. Volume 2 covers Mozart the man, the break with Colloredo, his move to Vienna, marriage, and Freemasonry. Volume 3 discusses the Mozart-Da Ponte operas and the Requiem, and also includes a list of his works.

Britten's Unquiet Pasts Sound and Memory in Postwar Reconstruction - H.Wiebe - 2012.pdf

Examining the intersections between musical culture and a British project of reconstruction from the 1940s to the early 1960s, this study asks how gestures toward the past negotiated issues of recovery and renewal. In the wake of the Second World War, music became a privileged site for re-enchanting notions of history and community, but musical recourse to the past also raised issues of mourning and loss. How was sound figured as a historical object and as a locus of memory and magic? Wiebe addresses this question using a wide range of sources, from planning documents to journalism, public ceremonial and literature. Its central focus, however, is a set of works by Benjamin Britten that engaged both with the distant musical past and with key episodes of postwar reconstruction, including the Festival of Britain, the Coronation of Elizabeth II and the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral.

Beethoven's Shadow by Jonathan Biss, read by Jeff Woodman - Audiobook

The American pianist Jonathan Biss is known to audiences throughout the world for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations. What is less known until now is that Jonathan Biss writes about music in a most compelling and engaging way. For anyone who has ever enjoyed a Beethoven concert or a Beethoven recording or one of the many films about Beethoven, this audiobook is an inspiring listening experience. For those of you who have heard Beethoven in concert or listened to a Beethoven recording, Jonathan Biss takes you behind the scenes of those performances. If your musical interests are much broader than Beethoven or if your interests focus on the creative process , this will fully engage you. "On April 24th, 2007, Beethoven's Sonata Opus 109 made me lose my mind." So Jonathan Biss opens this book. He goes on to describe the complex and by no means all positive impact of the technology of the recording process on the experience of performing and listening to music. He also describes the legacy of generations of teachers. You are there when Leon Fleisher teaches Jonathan Biss just as Artur Schnabel taught Leon Fleisher before him. You experience the growth of a talented young musician as he becomes a fully mature artist. Most compelling of all, Jonathan Biss creates an almost spiritual introduction to the making and experiencing of music. He has, in effect, invited the reader into the world of the composer and the performer. Jonathan Biss includes an annotated audio guide to deepen the experience of anyone who enjoys listening to classical music. It is an unforgettable experience. Jonathan Biss has recently begun a nine year project of recording all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas.