Monthly Archives: January 2015
Sir Elton’s 2CELLOS
Elton John is one of my favorites, and so is the friend who introduced me to 2CELLOS, two young men who play their cellos in pop duets fiercely and well. I mention the megastar because he picked the gentlemen up as part of his band, and they now tour with him, where their opening acts […]
Kreutzer Revisited
While reading one of my mainstays this morning, Andrew Sullivan, I found a reference to a novella by Leo Tolstoy called The Kreutzer Sonata. Also known as Beethoven’s 9th Sonata for Violin and Piano, the novella’s namesake musical composition is a masterwork, and it has intrigued me since first I heard it . The linked […]
So I Know Paul a Little Better than Kanye, but…
My ignorance pertaining to music is a recurring theme in my life. Today on Facebook, I found some folks poking fun at young people for their musical ignorance of a past legend and I couldn’t help but relate (to the ignorant youngsters, that is!): My first response is to confess that I barely know who […]
Playing Under the Weather
I’ve been struggling with a pretty nasty cold or something of the sort since we got back from Wichita. I was even supposed to go back to work for a day and didn’t. I’m mostly better today, a welcome development, since I’m headed back to work after the New Year holiday and have quite a […]
Ryan Libel 