Chopin Preludes is the recommendation for this week.  I have two suggestions. Grigory Sokolov performing 24 Chopin Preludes Martha Argerich Plays Chopin Here is one five star Amazon review of the second recommendation. “Five BRILLIANT Stars! True Argerich Chopin treasures from the Deutsche Grammophon vault celebrating The Frédéric Chopin Year! To hear Martha Argerich play […]

What I consider to be good Christmas music is somewhat limited.  Christmas “musac” played in many department stores this time of year are definitely second tier selections in my book.  I was looking over some of my past recommendations and I see where those blog posts were not widely read.  Here are references to some […]

Last evening I watched Terrence Malick’s philosophical film with my wife.  The visual images and background music are stunning.  Here is a link to the music from the film.  Much of this music was familiar, but there were many pieces new to me, or at least I do not have them among my collection.  I […]

Sundial Bridge – Redding, California And Winter Came by Enya is the CD recommendation for the week.  I looked for Thanksgiving music but was unable to find a complete album of music I thought would meet a certain standard so I am going with And Winter Came.  While this is classified as a Christmas album, […]

Two music recommendations come to mind as free societies reel from the violent acts of radicals.  The first is titled “Holy Mother” sung by Clapton and Pavarotti.  The lyrics are printed below. Lyrics by Eric Clapton Holy mother, where are you? Tonight I feel broken in two I’ve seen the stars fall from the sky […]

While there are numerous recordings of Beethoven’s five concertos, this particular recording on Phillips comes highly recommended.  While it does not include my favorite, the fifth concerto, these four are outstanding, particularly the fourth. Rather than take my recommendation, search for some of the top recordings and if possible, add Concerto #5 as it is […]