Four Sarabandes by Bach, recorded May 31, 2021 at Portland State University. The Sarabandes are the spiritual centerpieces of the Bach Cello Suites, and they are all profoundly beautiful creations. The range of expression and contrast in character among the...
KQAC, also known as All Classical, is broadcasting two of my live concert recordings this month. The first one aired today: Rachmaninoff Sonata in G minor, his last chamber music piece, with my dear friend Janet Guggenheim. It is a tour de force for the piano, of...
What do you do when your G string breaks 4 minutes before the end of an all-Beethoven recital? One option is to forge ahead, dealing with three very sharp strings (from the change in tension on the cello) and having to improvise crazy fingerings which avoid the...
A little excerpt from a recent music appreciation class about Schubert in which I shared Schubert’s writing about the nature of true happiness: Although Schubert was very ill during his last years and died at the age of 31, he was vividly aware of the source of...
SICA-USA, the Subud International Cultural Association is the Cultural wing of SUBUD USA.
