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Since the German musical scale contains an "H" (their "H" is our "B" and their "B" is our "B-flat"), Bach's name spells out a chromatic and eerie four-note melody. According to his son, at the point in the "Art of the Fugue" when Bach brought in that melody, he died. The book is full of such strange coincidences and upheavals...
After intermission, Ax joined the orchestra for a predictably fine performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major. Brahms did not begin composing this concerto in four movements as a symphony, as he had with his first concerto, but the piece lacks none of the grandeur of the symphonic form...
...flavors, all to be played on a single string. Shaham's technique is evidently as facile with one string as it is with four, resulting in remarkably few signs of strain throughout the entire piece. He eschews the traditional scordatura (tuning the G string up to a B-flat, in this case), and refreshingly emphasizes a darker tonality than usually encountered with this piece...
...going on? Aren't there any problems in this book? Unfortunately, the only serious trouble to visit Conroy's story occurs when Claude is at the keyboard. Here is what happens when he sits in on a jazz session: "G minor C seventh, A-flat minor D-flat seventh, A minor D seventh, B-flat minor E-flat seventh, and then a quick little half-tone figure to come out exactly right on F dominant seventh. It was so exciting...
...England Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Perform Edward Gregson's Celebration; Martin Christoph Redel's Gioco, Op. 32; Stavinsky's Symphony of Wind Instruments; Richard Strauss's Suite in B-flat, Op. 4; and Persichetti's Masquerade, Op. 102. Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. Free. Call 262-1120 for more information...