All I Want for the Holidays Again this Year Is . . . Stewart Goodyear Playing His Piano Arrangement of The Nutcracker
It has been a year since I wrote a post about the Steinway & Sons CD of the complete Tchaikovsky Nutcracker ballet masterfully arranged for piano and played by a phenomenal pianist named Stewart Goodyear. At the time, I wrote that this CD was the perfect Christmas...
You Are There! Reliving History through Music
We might not always enjoy participating in history . . . but thanks to music, we can relive important events in the past I invite you to watch Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s “Festival Coronation March,” which was written for...
The Devil Drops In . . . Ghostly Apparitions in Opera
Let's start today's post with this terrific video of an early scene in Verdi's Macbeth in which our title Thane encounters witches in a barren landscape. Riccardo Muti conducts . . . Ghosts, witches and the devil often appear in opera, and you will discover...
Making Music Lovers: A Toolbox for Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Conductors
Greetings! Band, chorus, and orchestra conductors: Welcome to Classical Archives’ newest Blog – it is for you! And welcome to anyone who suspects there is more to conducting than waving one’s arms about - you’re sure to find it interesting. Just as Classical...
Spend a Sweet Hour Relishing Songs from the Yiddish Theater on Classical Archives
With the Jewish High Holidays drawing to a close, we would like to invite our many Jewish members and friends to enjoy a rich sampling of songs from the Yiddish theater. All selections are available for listening here on Classical Archives. You will find two...
Exploring the Wondrous Recordings of Andrés Segovia
Sometime around 1964 when I was in high school, my parents made me take off my baseball glove and put away my bike on a Sunday afternoon. They then made me put on a sport jacket and itchy woolen pants and told me, “We are going to hear Segovia.” Sure enough, the great...
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