Classical music: Musical fare beyond measure. Orange County Register, Sept. 12, 2014.
‘Bolero’ trombone solo, live
This is a very difficult solo, especially if you can’t play it.
Kurt Neubauer is the trombonist who nails it here. Recorded in the Tonhalle Zurich earlier this year.
10 classical records for kids
Another in an occasional series …
10 classics for kids. Orange County Register, Sept. 6, 2014.
Milhaud: ‘Le carnaval d’Aix’
Orchestra of Radio Luxemburg; Carl Seeman, piano; Darius Milhaud, conductor.
‘Pictures’ again
Review: Mussorgsky wins at Tchaikovsky Spectacular. Los Angeles Register, Aug. 31, 2014.
Review: Stokowski at the Bowl
Review: Stokowski comes back to the Bowl. Los Angeles Register, Aug. 27, 2014.
‘I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky’
Review: Long Beach Opera gives ‘Looking at the Ceiling’ a shake. Los Angeles Register, Aug. 24, 2014.
Photo: Keith Ian Polakoff’
Must read
The Library of America is publishing a volume of Virgil Thomson’s musical chronicles on Oct. 16. Tim Page is the editor. Thomson’s is quite simply some of the best writing on classical music ever, and it belongs in every classicalphile’s library. I’m going to get it, even though I already have most of it. I read some several times a month, often before I write, just to get the juices flowing.
Review: Yo-Yo Ma, LA Phil, Slatkin
Take the headline (not mine) with a grain of salt …
Review: Yo-Yo Ma’s rich delivery fills the Bowl. Los Angeles Register, Aug. 15, 2014.
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