Papa Haydn
It was the ultimate gig. A 30-piece orchestra at your beck and call. The run of the palace, and servants to meet your every whim. ...
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
Beethoven, a man of no small emotion
He’s the one who alienates half the dinner guests at your party, gets roaring drunk, makes a pass at your wife, breaks your $1,000 vase,...
- Mar 9
- 3 min
One of the Wonders of Symphonic Music–Beethoven's Third Symphony
Ludvig von Beethoven was a revolutionary. This was never more evident than in 1806, when his Third Symphony premiered in Vienna. What it...
- Mar 9
- 3 min
The Great American Symphony
Years ago, before I knew a thing about classical music, word was that new symphonies were no longer being composed. That, of course, was...
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Million Dollar Trio
It started as a rumor. It seemed hard to believe that three such musical giants as Arthur Rubinstein (piano), Jascha Heifetz (violin) and...
- Feb 10
- 3 min
CLASSIC MUSIC–TWO REVIEWS
TOSCANINI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY and the MISSA SOLEMNIS Beethoven was on a roll. He'd been through a fallow patch in which...
- Feb 10
- 4 min
Book Review: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals and the search for a Baroque Masterpiece
Pablo Casals was about 12-years old when he and his father– while rummaging through stacks of sheet music in a second-hand shop in...