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Today I wanted to share with you “Violin Concerto No. 1” by the German composer Max Bruch. It is one of my favorite violin concertos. It starts out a bit slowly, but in a few short minutes it turns into a brilliant ..
I am writing this in October. Summer is behind us. The trees that turned yellow will soon turn grey. It is cold, wet, and snowing outside. It seems very appropriate that the music I will share with you today is “October,” ..
I would like to share with you the “Prelude in B Minor” by J.S. Bach. My almost-10-year-old daughter, Hannah, calls it “our [her and my] song”. This piece is simple yet so beautiful. Hannah and I sampled a lot of performances, ..
Before I get to my musical note, I want to share with you an incredible TED talk by Benjamin Zander, “The Transformative Power of Classical Music” (watch it here). Mr. Zander makes the point that “Everyone loves classical ..
Today I wanted to share with you Brahms’ Piano Concerto Number 2, performed by Sviatoslav Richter.
Today I want to share with you Ich ruf’ zu dir, BWV 177 by Johan Sebastian Bach, composed in 1732. As I listen to this cantata, I catch myself expecting a dramatic change, bursting with emotion, at every change in tempo; ..
When we look at famous composers, we often assume that they were always famous and everything they composed was loved by the public. The reality is anything but. Take Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet overture, ..
Today I’d like to share with you Concerto for Two Pianos by German composer Max Bruch (1838-1920). Max Bruch is well known for his first violin concerto, which probably ranks in the top three most-performed violin concertos. ..
I’ve written in depth about Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt in the past. It is hard to find two more opposite composers. Schubert, who was born in Austria, was a shy, sickly, secluded, classical music addict: He composed ..
Today I’d like to share with you a concerto for four pianos by Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The piece was originally composed by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for four violins. Let’s pause for a second and talk about ..