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

May 10, 2016

The Wonderful World of Viola

As I have already stated, I play viola in addition to violin.  This year, I purchased my first good viola to use for gigs and teaching, and this last weekend, I performed with it for the first time. For years I have been a violinist who can’t resist telling a good viola joke (What’s the…

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violinguy