Bloch Reissues Brings Together Two Great Performances

This is great music, delivered with great performances. These recordings deserve to live again, and I'm glad Alto chose to revive them.

Ralph Graves 8/1/23 Ralph Graves 8/1/23

Penelope Thwaites Chamber Music Deeply Personal

Thwaites writes in an accessible, tonal style that effectively conveys emotion. And emotion is what her works are about.

WTJU Radio 7/31/23 WTJU Radio 7/31/23

Sunday Opera Matinee – “L'Egisto" August 6

Hinke Younger 7/30/23 Hinke Younger 7/30/23

WorldView Episode 69: John Cage

WTJU Radio 7/28/23 WTJU Radio 7/28/23

Sunday Opera Matinee – “The Turn of the Screw" July 30

Catch Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” this Sunday, July 30th from 3-6pm with Tim Snider.

Ralph Graves 7/28/23 Ralph Graves 7/28/23

#ClassicsaDay #NorthAmClassics Week 4

Both countries in North America celebrate their independence in July. For Canada, it's July 1, 1867. And for the United States, it's July 4, 1776. To mark this event, the Classics a Day team challenge is to post video performances of music by both Canadian and American composers.

Ralph Graves 7/27/23 Ralph Graves 7/27/23

Heinrich August Marschner: Ripe for Reevaluation

I found this collection to be both entertaining and enlightening. Entertaining, because if you love Offenbach, you'll find a lot to like here. And enlightening, because I found there was much more to this composer than the term "transitional" suggests.

Ralph Graves 7/26/23 Ralph Graves 7/26/23

Arnold Cooke String Quartets Show Influences

The Bridge Quartet turns in some fine readings of these pieces. Motifs are often handed from one instrument to another, and the hand-off has to be precise. The quartet's interpretations help guide the listener through the music.

Ralph Graves 7/25/23 Ralph Graves 7/25/23

A Left Coast -- British Colombia Composers Showcased

Duncan and Switzer are strongly invested in this music. And that comes through in their performances. Just about every track made me want to further explore the composer I was listening to.

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