From listening to the Brandenburg Concertos in his father’s record store as a young boy to strict lessons in fugal counterpoint with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in his mid-twenties, Bach has never been […]
October 20, 2017 The Strad Issue: October 2017 Description: Engaging and clear performances of Bach-tinted Glass Musicians: Matt Haimovitz (cello) Composer: Glass Catalogue Number: ORANGE MOUNTAIN MUSIC OMM 0117 In the booklet note to this […]
October 19, 2017 The cello is the most human of stringed instruments. Its span encompasses both male and female ranges, from basso profundo to coloratura soprano; grasped between the knees, it […]
June 3, 2010 The music for Philip Glass’ second concerto for cello and orchestra is cobbled from a 2001 film score, Naqoyqatsi: Life as War. Glass seems to have particular […]
