• I saved three lives today. What did you do? That’s right. 3 lives, saved, because of me. I don’t know who I saved. I don’t know [...]

  I saved three lives today

  January 28, 2009
• Today we look at a piece commissioned by Paul Sacher to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Bela Bartok’s Music [...]

  On This Day – January 21

  January 21, 2009
• Today we look at a composer whose life was cut short, leaving only 39 opuses, but leaving 39 works of great quality. Ernest Chausson, born on [...]

  On This Day – January 20

  January 20, 2009
• Today we look at one of Mozart’s Late symphonies. Written in 1786, it was written to thank the people of Prague who devoutly followed his [...]

  On This Day – January 19

  January 19, 2009

• Today we look at an army officer and a teacher of fortifications, a Russian of French and Lithuanian descent. No, I haven’t gone crazy, as [...]

  On This Day – January 18

  January 18, 2009
• Today we look at a lesser known Belgian composer, who composed operas, string quartets, symphonies and choral works. While a lot of his works are [...]

  On This Day – January 17

  January 17, 2009
• Today we look at a French composer of ballets, operas and other works for stage, who is most well known for the British Airlines advertisement. [...]

  On This Day – January 16

  January 16, 2009
• Today we look at an Italian composer, organist, choirmaster and teacher that was highly regarded by younger composers such as Johann Christian [...]

  On This Day – January 15

  January 15, 2009

• Today we return to the world of Opera, and look at one of the staples of the genre. This dramatic 3-act opera appears as number 8 in Opera [...]

  On This Day – January 14

  January 14, 2009
• A little while ago, I wrote a few posts based on posts at Leo Babauta’s website, Zen Habits. His posts on simplicity and getting things [...]

  The Lazy Musician

  January 13, 2009