05/10/2021
Category: Keeping Score
Notes on music from around the world and throughout history.
11/21/2013
Labor of Love
This year, classical music fans celebrate the Britten centennial. But no one remembers his lifelong collaborator and lover, Peter Pears.
by Mary Sydnor
§06/03/2013
Classical Covers
How classical music has more in common with pop than you might think.
by Mary Sydnor
§06/03/2013
Classical Covers
How classical music has more in common with pop than you might think.
by Mary Sydnor
§03/29/2013
Sounds from the Grove
Delius's earliest composition is also his most beloved, and it was inspired by the orange groves of Florida.
by Mary Sydnor
§03/29/2013
Sounds from the Grove
Delius's earliest composition is also his most beloved, and it was inspired by the orange groves of Florida.
by Mary Sydnor
§01/25/2013
Sound of the States
There's something familiar about American compositions, across genres and musical periods. What's behind the American sound?
by Mary Sydnor
§01/25/2013
Sound of the States
There's something familiar about American compositions, across genres and musical periods. What's behind the American sound?
by Mary Sydnor
§12/18/2012
The Difficulty of Debussy
To appreciate an impressionist, forget everything you knew about listening to classical.
by Mary Sydnor
§12/18/2012