What is sensational in this piece is its use of instruments, since the only solo strings used in the Baroque era were essentially the extroverted violins of Italy or the introverted gambas of France and England. That Bach wrote a concerto for two solo violas, the proletarian among the instruments, the one who never gets […]
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Heifetz On Tour @ St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Durham, NC
Heifetz On Tour makes its Durham debut with a program of timeless sonatas and concertos, dazzling showpieces, and a chamber masterwork.Tickets & Info -
Heifetz Holiday Homecoming 2019
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Heifetz Holiday Homecoming 2019 @ UMBC, Baltimore
‘Tis The Season! Join us Sunday afternoon, December 15th for the the Heifetz Institute’s annual Dorothy and Henry L. Rosenberg, Jr. “Holiday Homcoming” concert in …Tickets & Info -
Heifetz Holiday Concert 2019 at the Kreeger Museum
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Video of the Week: Handel’s Heavenly Heartbreak
A noble, disquieting examination of man’s response to God’s inscrutable nature, [Jephtha’s] dark tone and at times troubling emotional depth are widely taken to reflect the fact that Handel’s sight was failing while he worked on the score.” – The Guardian George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Jephtha has been called “the crown of his unique achievement in […]
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