A music blog written by Rich Brown
“Heavens, what is the public to make of this chaos in which new worlds are forever being engendered, only to crumble into ruin the next moment? What are they to say to this primeval music, this foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound, to these dancing stars, to these breathtaking, iridescent, and flashing breakers?” Gustav Mahler,... Continue Reading →
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) is one of my all-time favorite composers. Like my mentor, I sort of have to be in the right mood for all the serious and stormy emotion of Mahler’s music. When I am ripe for the experience, nothing is quite as cathartic as cranking the speakers up to a window rattling volume... Continue Reading →
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the world-famous conductor, composer, pianist, lecturer, larger-than-life personality; how could I refer to him as neglected? It seems that Bernstein’s handprints are everywhere in the world of music. I do, however, believe some of his work is neglected. Okay, somewhat neglected. I might trade valuable appendages to be as “neglected” as the... Continue Reading →
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