Daily Archives: January 27, 2006

Of late Elgar has been entering the radar of my musical environment. I never paid all that much attention to him before–oh, I knew the Enigma Variations. Friends of mine would play the ‘Cello Concerto and I’ve accompanied them. And … Continue reading →

Hienrich Schütz is one of those composers you read about in history texts, or experience in music history classes, but often he doesn’t seem to become a real composer who is part of your regular living experience. Well, at least … Continue reading →

I finally broke down and got the Rene Jacobs recording of the Christmas Oratorio; it’s been winking at me for a while. It marks my fourth Christmas Oratorio recording–and I have two that I really cherish (Gardiner/English Baroque, and Herreweghe.) … Continue reading →

It should come as no surprise to most of my friends and students that I’m a fairly avid record collector. I’m curious about a lot of different music, and I want to get to know it. Recordings are often the … Continue reading →