What Can Classical Music do for You?
Today, March 21, is the 192nd anniversary of the premiere of the Grosse Fuge. According to Benjamin P. Hardy writing on Medium, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote five of the fifty greatest pieces of music ever created. “But in order to Read More …
At least once a week, I like to skim the list of new additions to the Naxos Music Library, listening to a few tracks that pique my interest. (You can pay for the Naxos Music Library, but you might have Read More …
As of tomorrow, you’ll be able to find a “Today in Music History” Calendar at the foot of each page of the blog. I’m doing my best to keep up a fairly stiff pace on the entries, but so far Read More …
I’ve spent the last month doing a lot of research for two new projects for this site to be launched on January 1st, and I’ve run across some major headaches in promoting the work of local and international classical music groups. Read More …
As many of you know, I am writing a book on forgotten classical composers. While this composer is not a part of my book, I thought I would take a minute to write about Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Read More …
I have a lot of friends of every kind of ethnicity and cultural background, and while my friends know better, I hear a lot of people saying that classical music isn’t relevant to them because it was written by “white” Read More …
