R.I.P. Charles Mackerras
“If I am to be remembered for anything, then it will probably be for Janacek. Nobody needed me to say that Mozart, Haydn and Handel were great composers, even if […]
Classical
Double Feature
Despite the ever-present threat of rain, the NY Phil opened their annual series of free park concerts last night on the Great Lawn in Central Park. It was actually
A Difficult Masterpiece
'The Missa Solemnis represents one of the most sublime fusions of creative instinct and divine conviction in the history of Western music." (Julian Haylock, from the liner notes to the
Make Music New York 2010
A reminder that today is the summer solstice, which means its also the 4th annual Make Music New York, which features free, live music of all shapes and sounds
Toledo
I have to admit: Madrid has been a disappointment from a musical perspective. Maybe I've just been looking in all the wrong places, but all I've managed to find
Organ Morning
It isn't all flamenco here in Granada: the cathedral, a soaring 17th century structure right in the city center, has a massive baroque organ towering over both sides of
España-bound
I'll be taking off tonight for my first-ever trip to Spain: home of flamenco, the guitar, and some of the most cutting-edge indie and electronic music in the world.
Yvonne
“I have an extraordinary, marvelous, inspired interpreter whose brilliant technique and playing — in turn powerful, light, moving and colored — suit my works exactly.” – Olivier Messiaen During