Here’s an essay that appeared in the program for Russell Sherman’s recital of these works last night at Mannes as part of the Institute and Festival of Contemporary Performance. Take a look. If you’re interested, I’m happy to point you to other things to read, and recordings as well.
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You can listen to Steuermann’s recording from the 1950s of the Three Piano Pieces, Opus 11, here. Also, here’s a video of Glenn Gould and Yehudi Menuhin talking about Schoenberg’s Violin Fantasy.