Everyone knows about Beethoven. Hailed by musicians as the greatest composer of all time, listened to by little children in music classes across the world, …
A Return to Collaborative Music Making … Finally?
It’s been a while. It’s been a while since I’ve written on this blog, it’s been a while since I’ve gone to school, and it’s …
Sonatine by Maurice Ravel – Alicia de Larrocha
Ravel’s Sonatine is so beautiful. The Sonatine was my introduction to Ravel’s works a few years ago, and I was …
Developing Uniqueness and Personal Style
We all know the feeling that no matter what you do, you’ll be overshadowed by someone else. It seems like …
Piano Trio in G Minor by Bedrich Smetana – Oistrakh – Oborin – Knushevitsky
Bedrich Smetana was born in Bohemia, his father an amateur violinist, and showed musical precocity from a very young age. …
4 Impromptus, Op. 90 by Franz Schubert – Zimerman
Today we listen to Krystian Zimerman’s performance of the Four Impromptus, Op. 90, by Franz …
Music and the Young Generation
It seems as if explaining through words why I’m drawn to music is as impossible as mapping all of the intricacies of the …