A music blog written by Rich Brown
The music of Béla Bartók is a huge influence on my musical identity. It began in college, but strangely enough, my first exposure to Bartók was not in music school. I can remember clearly the first time I heard the Bartók Concerto for Orchestra. There was still a classical music station on FM radio in... Continue Reading →
“Complex, but not complicated” was a self-professed compositional creed of the great Maurice Ravel. The names Ravel and Debussy are usually spoken in the same breath, much like “cookies and milk”, “cake and ice cream”, or even “steak and baked potato”. The two great French musicians are most often given as the quintessential examples of... Continue Reading →
The great poet Robert Frost suggested that choosing the road less traveled can make all the difference. For some, that is just not an option. Take the life of a professional cello soloist. There just isn't the same large body of repertoire for the cello that there is for, say, a violin or piano. As... Continue Reading →
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