Geoffrey DeanSep 4, 20215 minBel Canto Cellists in America: Gaetano BragaListen to Souvenir d'Amerique The Italian composer and cellist Gaetano Braga (1829-1907), wrote his earliest musical works in his early...
Geoffrey DeanAug 28, 20213 minBel Canto Cello: Resignation and Rebellion in Verdi's I Masnadieri PreludioA central feature of Italian opera through the 19th century, the bel canto singing style also influenced cellists of the Italian school...
Geoffrey DeanAug 14, 20211 minEncore: More Music by Ernst JonasBack in June, I kicked off my series on Boston Symphony cellist-composers with a post on Ernst Jonas. Today I am excited to share another...
Geoffrey DeanAug 10, 20214 minThe Schroeder Brothers at Ballenstedt: Travel Log, Part 2On Saturday, August 10, 2019, we drove into the northern Harz Mountain town of Ballenstedt, once the seat of the Duchy of Alhalt-Bernburg...