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Bach’s Cello Suites rank among my favorite works. Rostropovich’s studio recording of the suites have long ranked among the finest… but...

Peter Lieberson composed this cycle of songs setting poems by the Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. They were composed for his wife, Lorraine...

I’ve been focused on shorter works of literature… perhaps inspired in part by Edgar Allen Poe’s preference for works that could be...

Painting was the dominant Western visual art form from the Renaissance until the mid-20th century. As such it shouldn’t be surprising...

The last Pop/Rock CD I listened to was the Beatles’ Rubber Soul… on my Spotify playlist… so I got all the songs on both the American and...

One of the first works of Classical music that I fell in love with… along with Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Handle’s Water Music…...

Famously, The Rolling Stones posted “This Record Must Be Played Loud” on the LP cover of Let it Bleed. I would say the same is true of...

I’ve spent the last 2 months assembling a ton of furniture for our new home… including 6 72” tall book shelves to house most of my...

My brother had a bb gun when we were kids, and used to shoot birds from out the bedroom window until the landlords found out and...

Now that I have access to my CD collection I’m listening to a number of recordings I haven’t heard in years.

I've decided to cut down on scrolling and ramp up my reading. Currently I'm enjoying "The art of hearing heartbeats" by Jan-Philipp...