A music blog written by Rich Brown
The brown coat of a man brushes past audience members as he moves toward the stage. What is going on? This is an orchestra concert, and there is no mosh pit! Why is this guy out of his seat? “Ode to Joy” resounds in the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth, and this renegade is now on... Continue Reading →
“The Fifth is an accursed work. No one gets the point” Gustav Mahler I think Gustav may have been a little hard on himself in this case. The form of the last movement is surely difficult to describe. Well, maybe not. If one is looking for a classical Rondo, the form of this movement is... Continue Reading →
“Strange enough Mahler took note of me immediately; not only because of my face, which could be called beautiful at the time, but also because of my sharp, tense manner. He looked at me through his glasses long and searchingly.” Alma Mahler, on her first encounter with Gustav If you have only heard one piece... Continue Reading →
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