Today I’d like to share with you Cello Concerto in B Minor, by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). As I was listening to this piece, I was amazed at how American parts of it sounded. I could suddenly see a home on the prairie, ..
Today I would like to share with you short piano pieces composed by the Jewish German composer Felix Mendelssohn. They are called Songs Without Words. I’d like to zoom in on one in particular, Opus 19b-6.
Today we are going to conclude (at least for now) our exploration into the symphonies of Anton Bruckner with his last symphony, No. 8. It took me probably twenty listens to understand this symphony. Bruckner’s music lacks ..
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of emails (more than usual) from readers thanking me for including classical music with my articles and sending out Saturday music. (If you are not subscribing to my music-only articles, ..