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In today’s edition of Gnorbmusik, Gil Shaham plays the Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate. As an experienced violinist, I can honestly tell you that no, this piece is by no means easy. It is, however, fun to play. Then again, Gil Shaham… well here, read. He’s good. Real good.

Advice to any would-be violinists [...]

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If there’s one violinist who you should know about, this is the one. Jascha Heifetz was quite possibly the 20th century’s greatest violinist. Listen to this to understand why. No other violinist could match his artistry or skill. (Many argue that Itzhak Perlman could be considered better, but I don’t agree. While Perlman is possibly [...]

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Avant garde? New Classical? Whatever you want to call it, this type of music explores areas way outside of what you’re used to listening to. From one of my favorite composers, Karlheinz Stiockhausen, here is Klavierstueck IX.

Remember: there’s a huge difference between good ugly and bad ugly. Besides, 4/4 is sooo overrated (and overused).
If [...]

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From the man who could be considered the father of modern music. Let’s face it, it was his ushering in of the Romantic period which gave us license to express ourselves in Western music. (Before then we had to be all uptight while wearing puffy powdered wigs.) This is the second movement, the Allegretto, of [...]

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I love this lady’s voice. The song’s name is “Little Beat Rifle” and if you like Country/Pop you’ll probably like this. Also, it’s been stuck in my head for the past few days, which isn’t a bad thing, per se, save for the fact that it’s been stuck there alongside This Is The New Shit [...]

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