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The goal is to help prospective buyers better understand the instruments Brompton's offers by hearing them played by some of the greatest performers of all time.
Tortured genius or trite generalization?
While Schumann may be the symbol of what we imagine the life of a classical composer was (and perhaps should be) like, ultimately the story is just about one man and how he dealt with his creative gifts.
Ames Piano Quartet Aims to Please
If you're familiar with the Ames Piano Quartet, then this is a worthy addition to your collection. If not, the Hummel should be worth the price of admission, even if you have the other works.
Help Write a Symphony, Part 2 - #twittercomposition continues!
I've already sent in my note, and sent the word out to all my followers on Twitter to do the same. So the only thing I can do to further help the project along is to do a blog post. Like this one.
Indie Classical = Sonic Spice
Sure, I program plenty of prickly contemporary music -- but only if I think it's worth your while to hear. I also play a lot of newly composed music that's tuneful, appealing, and sometimes just plain fun to listen to. Consider it a little sonic spice.
Repertoire analysis
If you had to learn 75-125 works to conduct in a season, which ones would you choose?
How We Program the Sunday Opera Matinee
It takes a lot of work to prepare a presentation for broadcast, but nothing could be more fulfilling than to have a listener tell us how much he or she appreciated being introduced to a new work or a new performance.
Are you a classical music beta tester or beta blocker?
Don't ask us to stick with the same-old-same-old. As great as the basic repertoire is (and there's a reason why those works achieved that status), there's always room for one more on that Olympian peak.
Daren Hagen: Complete Piano Trios
If you’re looking for something a little more substantial than Americana tricked out in classical garb, I can highly recommend this disc.
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