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November 2013

November 14, 2013

Everything’s a Remix, German Expressionistic Version

The dances I attended during my college years provided me with some of the fondest...

November 12, 2013

Mark O’Connor, Gypsies, and a Whole Mess of Fiddles

For years now, I've been searching for a readily-available version of the legendary Mark O'Connor's highly...

November 07, 2013

Maria João Pires and The Wrong Concerto

My feedreader's been sadly neglected over the past few days -- a condition produced primarily...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

The Messengers of Mozart’s Music

Earlier this year, the violin and viola that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart himself used in his...

October 09, 2013

Whittaker’s Wonderful World of Whistling

I've always been a whistler. Always, though it frequently drives my wife, my boys, and...

October 03, 2013

Enjoying Haydn’s Keyboard Concerti

Franz Joseph Haydn is easily most famous for his symphonies. And so he should be. Yet...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Musical Muscle Memories

I (semi-unexpectedly) spent the last three days almost entirely unplugged. First, because a late September...

September 26, 2013

Food for Thought (and for the Ears)

This comes from Ola Gjeilo, a contemporary Norwegian composer I've been exploring of late: There isn’t anything wrong...

September 25, 2013

A Furtwängler On Every Street Corner

I'm a sucker for Improv Everywhere. They're a blast. (And their mission statement moonlights as...

September 23, 2013

Palate Cleansing with Cantus

After last week's excitement, I feel like I could do with a bit of non-controversy....

September 17, 2013

Leonard Cohen’s “Show Me The Place”

Thanks to Steven Greydanus' musings on this Fred Stobaugh piece from a few weeks ago, I've been...

September 13, 2013

Perlman and Zukerman Play Handel and Halvorsen

This is definitely one of those "made in Heaven" matches; on both counts, actually. Wonderful,...

September 11, 2013

And May Christ Be In Our Midst

Today is a day of powerful, overwhelming emotions for many of us -- a day...

September 02, 2013

A Little Labor Day Yodeling

I hope y'all have the opportunity to celebrate Labor Day by not laboring. Good times. But...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Testing the Ol’ Tear Ducts

This video's been making the rounds over the past few days, but for those that...

August 22, 2013

Claude Debussy: More Than Just Moonlight

Knowing my propensity for both classical music and whimsical animation, a number of friends notified...

August 08, 2013

The Musical Soul of Pixar’s “Blue Umbrella”

I wasn't as impressed with Monsters University as I was hoping. It was a pleasant...

August 05, 2013

The Unassuming Genius of Franz Schubert

A few nights ago, a quick (but rewarding) YouTube session -- instigated by a friend's...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

A Little Mid-Week Tempestuousness

I'm still spreadsheeting, so my emotional state is not entirely stable. ...OK, yes. "Not entirely...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

‘Tis the Music Dreams Are Made Of

My first brush with the legend of Scheherazade was a beautifully-illustrated, age-appropriate adaptation I found...

June 12, 2013

OK Go Forth and Conquer

For those not yet familiar with OK Go, they're an alternative rock band who exploded onto...

June 07, 2013

The Soothing Genius of Leo Kottke

View image | gettyimages.com I can still vividly remember the first time I heard Kottke...

June 05, 2013

Tomaso Albinoni and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad “One-Hit Wonder” Moniker

For years, I've been fascinated by Tomaso Albinoni, the Baroque composer whose presence in the...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Prejudice-Free Soundtrack Listening

Several weeks ago, I stumbled across a promotional featurette involving A Film That Shall Remain...

May 21, 2013

Zimmer and Whitacre: Strange Musical Bedfellows

Earlier today, I was browsing through Eric Whitacre's website in pursuit of "Sainte-Chapelle:" a composition commissioned by...

May 13, 2013

Musical Pop Quiz

I've always been fascinated by the aural and emotional differences between "The Big Three" keyboard...

May 06, 2013

Music From Up On Poppy Hill

Somehow, I managed to fight my way through the weekend's Graduation Insanity. An unanticipated benefit...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

When Classical Stars Align

The brilliance of the stars plucked from the Classical Firmament for the creation of this...

April 25, 2013

Ella, Enchanting

In honor of Ella Fitzgerald, the extraordinary artist whose birth is commemorated by today's particularly...

April 23, 2013

“Howlin’ Ukuleles, Batman!”

This VOX Ukulele commercial is a ton of fun -- partially because of the music,...

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