A music blog written by Rich Brown
The Chaconne from the Partita for Violin No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written for solo violin, or any solo instrument for that matter. It was written between 1717 and 1720, during the high Baroque period of music history. A little clarification on terminology is in... Continue Reading →
Something has really been bothering me recently. I have a ticket to see the Michigan Opera Theatre put on a production of a modern opera, The Passenger, at the Detroit Opera House this month. The composer of the opera is a man named Mieczysław Weinberg, and the thing that bothers me is that I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Captain’s Log, Stardate 11-2015 Anyone who has followed my humble attempts at a blog here knows I have been listening to a great deal of Mozart’s music in recent months. Most recently, I have been swimming in Mozart operas. Currently I am working my way through the seven of Wolfgang’s 22 operas that have stayed... Continue Reading →
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