Since I mentioned Robert Simpson in my previous post, I thought it was not inappropriate to highlight one of his compositions, in this case...

Hans Keller (1919-1985) was an Austrian-born English music critic and musician, fanatically devoted to the chamber repertoire. In 1959 he jo...

More on progressivism in the news today, this time from Phillip Longman at Big Questions Online . His article, Demography and Economic Dest...

Bach and Vivaldi: Baroque Voices on Death and Bounty [Updated: See below.] I. Bach Yesterday Mr. Northcutt thoughtfully reflected on...

"Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find ...

Cellist Pau Casals i Defilló, known as Pablo Casals, on Bach, simplicity, and beauty. In both videos Casals, 1876-1973, comes off good-natur...

Horace, Schubert, Baldung: Memento mori The sentiment of memento mori or, remember you will die, has probably its strongest association w...

For Saturday, August 28 through Friday, September 24. 1-2) Roger Scruton: On pessimism [The Guardian] On the Idea of A University [Ame...

I tend not to talk practical politics here and more importantly I tend not to talk about polemical political articles. In this case, though,...

Am Abend schweigt die Klage des Kuckucks im Wald. Tiefer neigt sich das Korn, der rote Mohn. Schwarzes Gewitter droht über dem Hügel...