Boy, those Aussies sure know how to stir the pot. Okay. This is PG13, or maybe R. Beware… Oh, go ahead, it’s nothing you don’t know about already. It’s amazing what some will do to gain notoriety. Or, perhaps explore…
Cut Him Some Slack: Dudamel’s Hype Turns To Drubbing : NPR
Cut Him Some Slack: Dudamel’s Hype Turns To Drubbing : NPR. Ouch! Poor guy. Fame is brutal. Dudamel’s performance of the war horse Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky received the most drubbing. Anthony Tommasini, of the New York Times, called…
Let classical music in, enhance your life
A fresh and novel reason for listening to classical music. Hey, whatever works. Challenge and novelty are key elements to happiness, writes Gretchen Rubin, whose book, “The Happiness Project”; hit the New York Times best seller list this spring. “The…
More on Benefits of Swimming for Clarinet Playing
This is a continuation from my original post on Swimming and Clarinet Playing. One commenter, an oboist, mentioned the benefits of swimming for breathing control. Though I had thought of it, I didn’t mention it since most people would assume…
The Magical Green Clarinet
This is hilarious. I want one. I don’t know the show it’s from, some British comedy sketch show.
Poem: Listening to Gould Play Grieg E Minor Sonata
Listening to Glenn Gould Play the Grieg E Minor Sonata by June Owens From the collection Northern Music, Poems about Glenn Gould I also found a YouTube recording of Gould playing the first movement of the Grieg, below. Out of…