Giacinto Scelsi: Preludes for piano, Series II (1930/1940) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3IntLRnxs On the occasion of the anniversary of Giacinto Scelsi (January 9, 1905 - August 9, 1988...
Unfortunately, I missed the passing of musicologist Harry Halbreich; I don't seem to have found any news about it on the forum either. I am sharing this memory from Renzo Cresti http://www.r...
My favorite composer of our time is gone... A giant. Rautavaara: Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDF68eVsUpw&feature=youtu.be
Dedicated to Luca Cavaliere who has the moral "duty" to listen to it all, at least ten times Alban BERG -- Klaviersonate, op.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWY3cVCo9E Perhaps to be alter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQ2JGyVdjc Until now, I have held Franco Alfano in low regard, having heard some of his works a while ago that didn't seem like much to me. This "concerto," h...
guys after seeing Michael Nyman in Milan I fell in love with classical music, something that I previously ignored due to some stupid prejudices. i wanted to ask if someone would be so kind a...
I am starting to prepare the catalogue of Telemann's compositions using various sources. The Encyclopedia of Music (DEUMM) cites the calcedon among the instruments used by Telemann in the Ch...
I was unaware of the existence of this LP by Rudolf Serkin. One of the very few that plays the first movement "Allegro" and not "Allegro vivace" or "Allegro assai". In four. Almost everyone...
I am pointing out a very well-made video by Rai Storia on the history of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia http://www.raistoria.rai.it/articoli-programma/l%E2%80%99accademia-di-santa-...
Marco Frisina: “No to pop and rock music in churches” http://www.lafedequotidiana.it/marco-frisina-no-alla-musica-leggera-e-rock-nelle-chiese/ ...obviously he's taking the piss, right?
Hello everyone, I would like some advice regarding one or more musicology texts. In particular, I am interested in: history of classical music (specifically Renaissance and Baroque) the diff...
The review includes an attached recording of an encore. Anyone who plays knows: perception is different when you are busy playing, versus when you are listening while seated in the audience...
I have put the catalogue of Antonio Vivaldi's compositions on my website. The section includes the complete Ryom (RV) catalogue and a comparison with the Fanna, Pincherle, Rinaldi catalogues...
I have just started my three-year academic degree at the conservatory and, while studying music history, I became curious about the fact that the Scandinavian peninsula is never once mention...