Chamber Music Northwest is one of Portland’s most venerable institutions, but they’re not sitting idly by while the 21st century picks up steam! They have a thriving web presence (which includes a blog) and Facebook page, which is nearing 500 fans – so I’d encourage you to stop by and join them there. They also
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The online classical music aggregator InstantEncore.com has published its list of the most performed composers of 2010. What I immediately looked for, aside from who was No. 1 (Mozart), and who was No. 100 (Korngold), was who the currently living composers were who might populate such a list. Here’s what I discovered:
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If you were not able to make it to the American String Quartet‘s Friends of Chamber Music performance this past Monday night, you’re in luck, as the concert is available for streaming online at InstantEncore.com. It’s a cool program: Haydn’s Op 76/2, Irving Fine’s String Quartet, and the great C-sharp minor Op. 131 of Beethoven.
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Friends of Chamber Music has begun streaming its concerts online at InstantEncore.com. [thanks to David Stabler for the alert] If you, like me, are kicking yourself for not making it to last week’s concerts by the fabulous French Quatour Ebène, then now you can hear complete performances by clicking here (Monday’s performance of Haydn, Fauré
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I happy to announce that I’ve begun to utilize a great online resource for classical music fans, artists, and presenters: InstantEncore.com. You’ll notice that there’s now an online “radio station” in the right sidebar. It features some of my performances in recital over the last few years, and I hope to add to what’s available
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Bill Stensrud, who writes the blog “Business of Classical Music”, has written a very cogent and convincing argument for the abandonment of the way that classical music has been recorded and marketed since the beginning of the recording age. I would highly recommend it to any and all of my musician colleagues who still regard
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I love the concept – you can go to the website and either stream the works for free or buy them for between $.99 – $1.79 per work (depending upon length). The recordings are made from live concerts (presumably from three or four of them edited together to cover audience noises, musician mishaps, etc.). This
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Violinists Bella Hristova and Joel Link; cellists Margo Tatgenhorst Drakos and Yu-wen Wang; and violists Vicki Powell and Roberto Dìaz perform at the Curtis Institute [click to enlarge]. The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the leading music conservatories of the world, has begun a new initiative with students, faculty, and alumni of
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