November 11, 2017

Chamber Music – The Best Way to Play

There are three basic categories of classical music that performers can choose from – orchestral music, solo music, and chamber music.  Obviously within those categories are infinite sub-categories and genres, but when we perform, we do so in one of those three ways.  I have loved chamber music since the tender young age of 13…

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violinguy

July 24, 2016

The 5 Best Mendelssohn Scherzos

Felix Mendelssohn is one of my favorite composers (but is he on Mt. Rushmore?).  He was just as much a child prodigy as Mozart ever was, and just like Mozart, he didn’t live to see his 40th birthday.  He gets far too little credit, mostly because he wasn’t revolutionary in his composing.  Like Brahms, he…

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violinguy