Earlier in the month I wrote about Alexander Scriabin, and how I was first introduced to his music by one of my best friends. That article can be read on this blog, at “Scriabin the Mystic”. Another favorite chunk of music I was first introduced to by my old buddy are the piano Preludes by... Continue Reading →
Desert Island Disc 5, “Sonny Rollins plus 4”
This is the fifth post in a series of writings on the jazz albums I would choose as my “Desert Island Discs”. Each choice is getting a little harder to make, only because I am getting closer and closer to my total allotment of eight picks. I am such a huge fan of jazz, collecting... Continue Reading →
CSI: Saint Petersburg
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is one of the most well known composers in history. He has given us some of the world’s most beloved melodies. I could walk out my front door, throw a rock and likely hit a recording of the 1812 Overture. It wouldn’t even need to be a big rock. His music... Continue Reading →