The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are perhaps the most often recorded body of music in the history of sound. A quick search on Amazon reveals over 2,000 different items for purchase, on all sorts of media, analog and digital. Beethoven’s culminating work in the genre of the symphony, his glorious Ninth, even had an... Continue Reading →
HIP, Big Band, or Hybrid
I thought I might dip my toes into the water of one of the bigger arguments in classical music performance of the last 30 years. I don’t expect to resolve anything, but I do think that it is a worthwhile discussion to have, even without an ultimate resolution. What I would like to address is... Continue Reading →