Diary of Musical Thoughts

Gershwin's compositions straddled many genres -- jazz, classical, pop -- and some of his music continues to defy categorization even tod...

While he was alive, Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache refused to release studio or live recordings of his work, which is virtually unhea...

This feels like a turning point for the blog and possibly my music fandom.  It's the day I have to eulogize a member of my favourite eve...

Long considered one of the very finest Sibelius symphony cycles, I recently picked this up and wanted to share my thoughts on it.  Until now...

Many biopics are just an excuse to place the viewer in the moment.  Elements of great moviemaking such as character development and engaging...

An article on Bloomberg about a recently founded for-profit orchestra really rubbed me the wrong way.  It's a free advertisement maskin...

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...