Robert Greenberg·Oct 19, 2020Franz Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade”On October 19, 1814–206 years ago today — Franz Schubert composed his first masterwork, the song Gretchen am Spinnrade — “Gretchen at the…
Robert Greenberg·Sep 7, 2020Music History Monday: François-André Danican PhilidorWe mark the birth on September 7, 1726–294 years ago today — of the composer and chess master (properly, the “unofficial” world chess…
Robert Greenberg·Aug 31, 2020Music History Monday: I Want, I Need, I Must Have: Rock Stars and Their RidersAccording to “This Day in Music.com”, on August 31, 2006–14 years ago today — the Times of London ran an article on the sometimes outright…
Robert Greenberg·Aug 24, 2020Music History Monday: Bohemian RhapsodyIt was on August 24, 1975–45 years ago today — that Queen began recording Bohemian Rhapsody at Rockfield Studio №1 in Monmouth, Wales. It…A response icon1A response icon1
Robert Greenberg·Aug 18, 2020Dr. Bob Prescribes Siegfried IdyllYesterday’s Music History Monday marked the 144th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Wagner’s music drama Götterdämmerung (“The…
Robert Greenberg·Aug 12, 2020Dr. Bob Prescribes: Mozart, Symphony in C major, “Jupiter”, K. 551Nicknames. We turn to that paragon of informational accuracy, Wikipedia, for the following definition of the word “nickname”:
Robert Greenberg·Aug 10, 2020Music History Monday: Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony and the Summer of 1788We mark the completion, on August 10, 1788–232 years ago today — of Mozart’s Symphony in C major, catalogued by Ludwig Köchel as K. 551…
Robert Greenberg·Jul 28, 2020Dr. Bob Prescribes Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia ContrappuntisticaYesterday’s Music History Monday post marked the death on July 27, 1924 of the musical polymath Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924). Today’s Dr…
Robert Greenberg·Jul 27, 2020Music History Monday: Ferruccio BusoniWe mark the death on July 27, 1924–96 years ago today — of the composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni, who great fame rests on having…
Robert Greenberg·Jul 20, 2020Music History Monday: Shostakovich: Time magazine, a String Quartet, and a Symphony!July 20th was a very important date in the life of the Soviet composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich. On July 20, 1942–78 years ago…A response icon1A response icon1
