Diary of Musical Thoughts

My collection of Mahler recordings has stretched into the dozens, with multiple versions of each of his symphonies.  I found myself increasi...

Last year I paid almost no attention to new releases.  The only album I listened to multiple times was Low's "Hey What".   Thi...

I was prepared to write a review of Netta's first full concert in Israel but it turns out that Michaela Hazani summarized my thoughts al...

I watched these movies back to back, which made for an interesting contrast.  Both are set against the backdrop of political and social turm...

People my age are now in the centre of the Superbowl halftime show demographic, i.e. people who don't follow contemporary music too much...

 More and more examples have cropped up where my steadfast opinions have slowly eroded over decades.  Songs I disliked in the 1980's (Ph...

I listened to a lot of holiday music over Christmas weekend.  Binging on Spotify playlists, I found myself surprisingly moved by the Bing Cr...

This would be the eighth in a series of albums that I haven't heard in over twenty years, since the start of this blog in January 2020. ...

This was the first post-COVID major performance for this orchestra, and everyone involved was thrilled and relieved to return to some sembla...

The IPO came up with a genius marketing plot to offer a first rate concert for the bargain price of 85 NIS as part of their 85th anniversary...