A music blog written by Rich Brown
Next month I will be attending one of the subscription concerts performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. My free time is frankly, very limited, but I still find it so very important to attend live music whenever possible. There are so many different ways to listen to music in this modern world, but some music... 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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