A music blog written by Rich Brown
“The world is full of magical things, Patiently waiting For our senses to grow sharper” - W.B Yeats Another ancient myth that appears in many cultures deals with a magical Firebird. One of the earliest versions may be the story of the Egyptian Benu bird. The Heliopolis creation myth says the Benu bird created... Continue Reading →
The 1960 album Horace-Scope, by The Horace Silver Quintet and released on the Blue Note label, would be my next to final choice in my ongoing game of Desert Island Discs. This is an album I first heard on a cassette tape made for me by a friend who had the record. (I hope the... Continue Reading →
The Bayreuther Festspiele is underway again in Bayreuth, Germany. It is the annual festival of music dramas by Richard Wagner, in the opera house he designed specifically for his works. Wagner contributed a world of innovations to the opera realm, with his concept of a “total work of art” (Gesamtkunstwerk). He sought a single vision... Continue Reading →
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