1. From Grand Orchestral Sound to Chamber Music: A Shift in Musical Perspective Recent explorations of the orchestration of Bruckner, Mahler, and Richard Strauss examined the massive sonic structures created by clustered brass sonorities. After stepping away for a moment from the vast sonic waves formed by countless instruments intertwining, we now turn our attention … Continue reading Beethoven Spring Sonata (Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24) | The Dialogue of Two Instruments Blossoming Within Classical Form