Bach, Busoni and the Joy of the Unexpected

I had one of those moments in life which are as beautiful as they are rare, when you are truly MOVED by something. 
Have you ever wondered what the Slogan of this blog means, when it says:
Never stop being amazed
It’s not a cheesy line from a sports shoe advertisement. Even if it has been [...]

Rest In Peace: Mistislav Rostropovich

Yesterday, sadly, Legendary Russian cellist who became one of the symbols of the resistance against Soviet rule, the man who played his cello at the berlin wall as it came down,  [[Mstislav Rostropovich]], died at the age of 80. 
It always feels so sad, when a wonderful musician of his kind dies.  But we shoudl [...]

Musical Interlude and Happy Noel to those who celebrate it

All those who celebrate NOEL, happy holidays to you!!
For our musical interlude today, a vintage bit of that clown prince of the piano, Victor Borge.  I’ve got a lot of other good stuff from this guy, he’s jsut wonderful.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/v/Aajtw30-YG0[/video]

Musical Interlude: Kissin plays Scriabin

I’ve decided there is simply not enough music on this blog, especially when music is such an important part of my own life.  So i am going to have regular musical intervals, mostly classical, mostly piano, mostly things i wish i could play and i can’t yet. (i must be careful that it is not [...]

Beautiful Words

Malheureusement, on vie dans une monde ou l’arbre qui tombe fait plus de bruit qu’un forêt qui pousse.
(English Translation: Ufortunately we live in a world where the one tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows)
I heard Abd Al Malik say these in and interview yesterday. He is an award winning french [...]

Jack White and the Raconteurs

DUDE!!! i didn’t know but Jack White has a new band called The Raconteurs. I just saw it on Conan O’brien. And not surprisingly, it’s pretty damn good.
Wow, Does this mean that the White Stripes are no more??

25 steps to The Blues

Finally, It has arrived. It is here. We have it now. Ladies and gentlemen, i present you: How to Sing the Blues.

Concert Review: Daniel Barenboim, Bach to the Basics

A few nights ago we had the pleasure of seeing the celebrated pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, in recital at the Chatelet Theatre. I’d be lying to you if i said that we weren’t looking forward to this recital. When we were taking out our subscriptions last year for this coming year, we [...]