I hate Boulez. Long live Boulez.
Letter to an audience member Ye, I don’t really hate anybody. What I really dislike is what the avantgarde created. I do blame Boulez and his blind followers for wanting to have a clean slate with the past, not considering that without it they would not...
What is the purpose of a conductor?
What is a conductor supposed to do (and not to do) Well, last month I spent a week teaching at the Bard Conductors Institute. It was absolutely fantastic, as it always is when I go back to that special place. And, as usual, when you teach you learn – a...
A mass of life – Frederick Delius and Nietzsche’s masterpiece
A mass of life – Delius meets Nietzsche Frederick Delius composed A Mass of Life in 1904-05, the same period in which he saw the birth of splendid works like Appalachia or his Piano Concerto. A mass of life is based upon the writings and poetry of his...
The Tempest – Shakespeare and Johnson
The Tempest – William Shakespeare and Robert Johnson As we all know, 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. After four centuries Shakespeare still remains at the top of the list as the most loved, copied, performed, stolen from writer in...
432Hz
432Hz – The eternal debate For a few years now we’ve assisted to a debate on the “correct” frequency to be used in tuning. Historical facts seem to be pretty shady on the subject but here’s what I have found doing some research. The 432Hz frequency comes from a...01. Welcome
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