Classical Music for Dummies

This blog is all about listening to and appreciating classical music! I originally created this blog to educate myself and others about classical music and the diverse emotions it offers its listeners. Please let me know your opinions on the music and recordings!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Rachmaninov Piano Trio élégiaque no. 1 in G minor

Well, I haven't written a blog post in some time! As my New Year's resolution, I plan to have one blog post up a week- on or by Wedn...

Monday, November 1, 2010

Variations on the Last Rose of Summer

Variations on the Last Rose of Summer by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst is potentially one of the hardest pieces of music for solo violin out there-...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Capriccio Italien

One would expect that someone's musings over the folk tunes of the Italian countryside to be light-hearted and jovial. However, Capricci...

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Bach Partita No 3 E Major (Preludio)

So I have some more violin music for you tonight! I don't believe I have posted any Bach at all, and so I need to change that. Have you ...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bruch Concerto 3rd Movement

Hello there everyone! After quite a break from the blog, I am back. I guess it's been about three weeks from the last time I posted sinc...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The Maple Leaf Rag

As a classical violinist, I think I'd have to say that my guilty pleasure is ragtime music. I really do like ragtime, and I'm well a...

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Finlandia

In 1899, a Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius wrote Finlandia: A Tonal Poem for Orchestra as a salute to his country. The first few minutes of ...

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