Saw a report on a morning news show the other day about the proliferation of vulgarity in mainstream entertainment, specifically in book titles. The books in question all had titles that had to be blurred (pixillated, in high-tech parlance) because they are not allowed to be said (or read, for that matter) on television. This […]
Church of the Redeemer Here’s a conversation I had with Henry Lowe and Michael Britt about the Organ Dedication Recital at church of the Redeemer.
Well, the season ended for our Baltimore Ravens last night. It was a real heartbreaker, right down to the last seconds, but overall, a tough game between two worthy opponents. A lot of people are blaming the hapless kicker for missing what should have been a routine field goal, but there were other issues in […]
Franz Liszt was a great admirer of Beethoven. He played Beethoven’s Sonatas and Concertos regularly, and did several arrangements of Beethoven’s music, including arranging the symphonies for piano solo. One might very well ask, “why do such a thing?” Well, we take so much for granted in our time. In Liszt’s day, the opportunity to […]
I can’t help but worry about the state of “entertainment” in our country. I know it’s all so subjective, but I’m bothered by the fact that some of the most popular programs on television provide entertainment at the expense of others. Look, I’n not above a bit of “low brow” humor from time to time, […]
It’s the best and worst time of the year. I love the Christmas season, largely for what it used to be–a time where people seemed to go everywhere with a smile. People seemed friendlier during this time of year. “Filled with good cheer,” I suppose you could say. People were busy then, shopping, cooking, entertaining, […]
The past few days, we have enjoyed unseasonably warm weather. 70 degrees and up in late November? Crazy. Crazy but good. Winter is right around the corner, and it seems the nicer the weather is late in the year, the worse people expect winter to be. It’s amazing how many people I’ve come into contact […]
It may seem hard to believe, but Beethoven’s Violin Concerto was not a big hit in it’s day. It wasn’t until many years after Beethoven’s death that the work was championed by the great violinist Joseph Joachim, and it was his “star power” that got people listening to this work, which had been terribly neglected. […]
Of course, Thanksgiving, a uniquely American holiday ( I hear they also have a Thanksgiving in Canada), is a day when we should all reflect on the blessings we all enjoy. Well, we shouldn’t wait for the last Thursday in November to do that. Too many of us (myself included) think more about the setbacks […]
This morning, I played some music from Menotti’s “Amal and the Night Visitors.” It was an opera commissioned by the NBC network for television. At that time–1951–NBC had an opera department. I also remember when Vladimir Horowitz made his historic return to Carnegie Hall, the concert was aired on the CBS network. I remember being […]
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