Cross-posted at the Detroit Symphony Blog, because I am so famous and in demand! 😀 If you’re superstitious, you probably already have your lucky rabbit’s …
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Category Archives: classical
Ian from Australia wrote in asking about a popular song based on a melody from an organ concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns. He had heard the …
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One of my favorite stories from music history concerns the audience reaction at the première of Igor Stravinsky‘s ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite …
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NaBloPoMo Day 28! I was just reading the Composers Datebook (like a good little Music Nerd 😉 ) and I noticed that today is the …
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NaBloPoMo Day 27! I found out recently that the audio hosting site I had been using isn’t working anymore. It might come back at some …
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NaBloPoMo Day 25! It’s pretty nice having one’s own in-house physician. McDoc tells me when it’s time to use my inhaler (sometimes I don’t notice …
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NaBloPoMo Day 22! You know, I have a confession to make: I thought it would be pretty easy to capture my experience of hearing Mahler’s …
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NaBloPoMo Day 21! Yesterday I gave a bit of history and background about Mahler and his 9th (including the rather important role his music has …
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NaBloPoMo Day 20! My first real date with McDoc (which, I told him, was not a date, just as our two previous dates had also …
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NaBloPoMo Day 19! Well, rats! :grr: I wanted to write my review of Mahler’s 9th today, and it occurred to me that it would be …
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