Overview
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Find out why Chopin biographer James Huneker wrote of Scherzo, Op. 31 in B-Flat Minor: “What masterly writing, and it lies in the very heart of the piano! A hundred generations may not improve on these pages.” Join us for a special Zoom event designed to increase your listening pleasure as we peer inside this scherzo that dazzles our senses and makes audiences weep.
This online hour is conducted by George Marriner Maull, host of NJPAC’s Classical Overtures, artistic director of The Discovery Orchestra, and host of Inside Music on WWFM 89.1, The Classical Network. You’ll also receive a downloadable listening guide and suggested YouTube performances to make sure you don’t miss a beat!
Save the date for more virtual events with George Marriner Maull:
- January 30, 2021: Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
- April 9, 2021: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, in F Minor, Op. 36
Generous support provided by the Smart Family Foundation/David S. Stone, Esq., Stone & Magnanini