Music appropriate for this Labor Day weekend, when labor is not always properly rewarded, demands special attention. Music from and by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie seems appropriate. “If I Had a Hammer” is one Seeger song that quickly comes to mind. With the recent March on Washington remembrance, “We Shall Overcome” is […]
Classical Recommendations for Week of 8 September 2013
In keeping with my weekly music recommendation, I am moving some of my past favorites over to this new website. There seems no better way to continue this tradition than to recommend three of my favorite classical composers, Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert. Here are recommendations from each of these masters. Best known for his […]
Weekly Music Recommendation
Photograph: Arches National Park – Image captured just as the sun was rising. My music selection this week is Yo-Yo Ma playing Ennio Morricone. This CD includes some of the most beautiful and haunting compositions ever collected on one platter. As you listen to this music you will be drawn back to films as Ennio Morricone […]
Top Twenty-Five Classical Composers
Top Classical Music Composers When I first started to make a list of of my favorite classical composers, the idea was to limit it to the Top Ten. I found that to be impossible so I expanded it to 25. Even then, several of my favorites did not make the list. Here is my selection […]
Great Operatic Choruses
If you enjoy majestic choral work conducted by Robert Shaw, this CD is for you. Grand and Glorious: Great Operatic Choruses is one fine collection. I am partial to the Pilgrim’s Chorus, Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, Prisoner’s Chorus, and the selection from Carmen. Here is one positive review from an Amazon listener. “I’m not a […]
Ennio Morricone: Two Music Recommendations
Ennio Morricone is the featured composer this week. One CD I highly recommend is the soundtrack music from “We All Love Ennio Morricone.” All cuts are not equally good so be prepared for an uneven collection of music. “Once Upon A Time In The West” is worth the price of the CD and it is […]
Music Recommendations for Week of October 20, 2013
The music recommendation is quite different this week. Instead of a single CD, what you see below is a playlist of music recommended by members of a small group who will gather at our house this evening to share favorite pieces of music. Each person was encouraged to select five special songs or works of […]
The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli
Better late than never as I am a day late with this weekend recommendation of brass music. This CD includes E. Power Biggs on the organ with the Boston Brass Ensemble, as well as ensembles from the Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Chicago orchestras. If you love brass music, as I do, this CD is highly recommended. […]
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