Prelude Posters - Beethoven Symphony No. 3

"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets."  - Beethoven

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 was not a work I greatly appreciated until relatively recently.  It can be difficult, particularly with pieces which carry some implied importance and historical weight, to listen with an open mind and be free from all the cluttering opinions surrounding the provenance.  Also, until exploring the historically informed performance practice, this symphony always seemed to plod along; conductors such as Norrington, Harnoncourt, and the recent Paavo Jarvi collaboration with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen have all awakened the primal quality of this highly original symphonic masterpiece for me as a listener.  Here is our visual interpretation if this symphony.  We have worked to create imagery for the Beethoven Symphonies No. 3, 5, and 9 so far in this tonal palette and visual style.

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Prelude Posters - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music."  - Rachmaninov

Rachmaninoff's music is an island of nostalgia in the world of music history.  The turbulent turn of the century, both politically and in the arts, was full of upheaval and reassessment of previous traditions.  This composer wrote in the style of the previous generation of romantic composers and has gained a legion of adherent fans of his work through its immediate accessibility; that is not to say that there are not rewards in the study and close listening of his exceptional craft.  Rachmaninoff was also one of the last performer/composers in the tradition of the previous generations--Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Paganini, etc.  The well known recording made with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Ormandy are true gems;  it is not often that we can hear the classical music composer perform their works.  In addition to this vintage recording, we explored in the recent recording of Stephen Hough and the Dallas Symphony.  Hough is a remarkable pianist and our library of his recordings continues to grow.  Here is the our design created for the Piano Concerto No. 3.

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