The choice for today’s post came down to either part 1 of Verklaerte Nacht (part 1) by Arnold Schoenberg as performed by the Chamber Music Society of...
Category - Classical
A classical cellist could be intimidating. Yo-Yo Ma, however seems like a regular guy. But, of course, somebody who performs at this level is special. This is...
Here, at least according to Classical CD Guide, is a listing of the classical world’s Sgt. Pepper’s, The Wall and Tapestry. In other words...
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in upstate New York will host the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival beginning Sunday. For that reason, President and...
The problem with running a site in which all great forms of music are represented is that it is easy to look like a dunce if you try to fake it. Jazz? I know...
Truly. This is Borge’s version of Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. The other guy isn’t credited in the notes. He’s funny too.
This is from a 1943 broadcast. Here is more on Toscanini and on the Grand Canyon Suite, which was written by Ferde Grofé. The piece is divided into five...
Leonard Bernstein’s performance of George Gershwin’s piece, which premiered on February 12, 1924, is in two sections. The continuation is here...
This is new music from Matt Siffert, whose debut EP, Morningside, is set for release on June 26. Here is what Siffert says about himself: Matt Siffert is a...
The fifth and last section of Aaron Copland’s ballet, Rodeo, is written as either Hoedown or Hoe-Down. Details on the piece are at Wikipedia. Other well...
