Saturday, December 31, 2011

Vienna New Year's Concert: A Collection

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The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic (German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is a concert of classical musi...
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Christmas Hiatus

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2011 has been a good year for this blogger. I saw Bob Dylan and The Barber of Seville for the first time; saw Spotify became a even better...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Richard Strauss: Complete Chronological Catalogue by TrV Number

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Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which in...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Guest Post: The Art of Horn

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Kathryn Zevenbergen , a Spotify fan who is studying horn at Zurich University of the Arts, emailed me in July to ask me "how much do y...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Olivier Messiaen: Complete Chronological Catalogue on Spotify

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"A true music, that is to say, spiritual, a music which may be an act of faith; a music which may touch upon all subjects without ceasi...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Elliott Carter: A Reverse Chronological Collection

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"One of the most significant post-WW II American composers, Elliott Carter remains a forceful and eloquent voice into his 10th decade...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2011

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"Given that it was compiled by a score of NPR Music staffers and public radio DJs, and that it spans more than a dozen genres and embr...
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Monday, December 5, 2011

Guest Post: Not Just Another Classical Christmas Playlist

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Last week I discovered a surprisingly enjoyable Christmas playlist on Twitter, and got in touch with its maker, writer Jack Spearing. Jack w...
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Friday, December 2, 2011

2012 Grammy Classical Nominees on Spotify

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Check out the official site for the full list of nominees in the classical category, and NPR for a detailed report on Grammy's classic...
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

John Cage: A Chronological Collection on Spotify

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"What I'm proposing, to myself and other people, is what I often call the tourist attitude - that you act as though you've neve...
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