This week marks a full year that Good Music Speaks has been in operation. The success of this blog is beyond anything I could have imagined. That was really part of the point of the whole experience, to give it a try and see what happens. One year and 100 posts later, I am... Continue Reading →
Regular Irregularity, or Round Pegs in Square Holes
The last post delved into some of the issues surrounding the multiple editions of Bruckner’s Symphonies, and the obstacles they imposed on me as a student. It’s high time we got a bit more into the music. There are things that should make a Bruckner score easier to follow. All of his (finished) symphonies are... Continue Reading →
“The Bruckner Problem” or “A Huge Pain in My Student Backside”
In my student years, there were clear obstacles to my efforts to learn the symphonies of Anton Bruckner. These works are giant symphonies, in the post-Wagner musical world, made with large, loud orchestras in mind. I’ve always loved hearing recordings and performances of the works. They are long symphonies, dramatic in nature, and containing loud... Continue Reading →