A music blog written by Rich Brown
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 →
Aaron Copland wrote his Symphony No. 3 at the end of World War II, and it was premiered in October of 1946. It was his largest, grandest orchestra piece to date, born in an atmosphere where America was full of a sense of accomplishment, victory, relief, and celebration as its boys returned home from the... Continue Reading →
William Schuman (1910-1992) was inspired to become a composer at the age of 20 when he went to a New York Philharmonic concert with his sister. The concert was at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, and left an impression on Schuman that changed his life. Bill, as he was known to everyone, went on... Continue Reading →
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