In addition to being one of the most important conductors of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic individual who cared deeply about telling...
Category - Classical
The reason that Puccini is essentially known by only his last name is different than Bono and Cher. In their cases, it is a matter of fame. In his, it’s about...
CBS Sunday Morning ran a very interesting piece this week on the connection between painter Marc Chagall and music. That reports features an interview with...
I know, I know. You are sick of classical versions of “Purple Haze.” Sorry about offering another. Actually, just as many of today’s...
H/T: Cousin Ed Lindsey Stirling takes the violin in unique directions. Stirling — who also is a performance artist, composer and dancer, according to...
[contextly_sidebar id=”MjeeybBeZF7cQmrcwYrPEcAuBcdp0Aef”]Argentinian Daniel Barenboim is a pianist – he is considered one of the greatest...
HT: ES [contextly_sidebar id=”2TKJFfpsZfnHHURHGFJ6aKibgozyARqW”]He had a stern visage and chiseled features (or was it stern features and chiseled...
[contextly_sidebar id=”vOmiVYQ0aU5SHw6lnSf8JGs7GpuSmP7b”]There were two Georg Telemanns: Georg Phillipp and Georg Michael, who was his lesser known...
The beginning of Blair Johnston’s profile of Pablo Casals at AllMusic offers this quote from the Spanish cellist: [T]he life of a single child is worth more to...
[contextly_sidebar id=”En2iP6UjfZfKzyg9DbVcRMk5jz9cYrLV”]Things sometimes work out in a strange way. Sir Edward Elgar — composer of the...