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yum yum yummy. Whether or not the show is good or not, the lighting never disappoints. I can see the most bland, boring, i-movie, stock music esque performances, and still be enchanted by the magic that is lighting engineers at the Sydney Opera House. On that note - with all respect to Max Richter and his career, his music was simply accompanying the thoughts of the crowd, and the silent conversations being had in oneās head about how they could later brag to their co-workers about how much they enjoy classical music. I am astounded by his success, and am glad he found an audience for his endless arpeggios, 4 chords and ambient piano, but if i had added a trap beat, it would have ended up on a ā10 hour study lofi beatsā playlist 5 years ago.
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I got Apple Music classical recently. absolutely love it. If youāre reading this and havenāt taken the classical-pill yet, you have to give it a try. It has all the calming space out lock in effects of ambient musicā but if you care to really tune into the music itself itās astonishing how beautiful it can be. Growing up, I thought it was music for the diaperprolesā babies & senior citizens. I was so wrong. Such grace, such clarity, such overwhelming force, such tenderness, such vehement, electrifying ENERGY all expressed completely wordlessly. By a means that surpasses words. Wordcelsisters, we never stood a chanceā¦
Iāve been on a huge Russians kick currently. Prokofiev, Rachmoninov, Stravinsky, Scriabin, Tvhaikovsky. Some pieces that Iāve really been enjoying recently, in no particular order:
Schumannās piano concerto in A minor performed by Marta Argerich.
Rossiniās overture from la gazza ladra
Prokofievās dance of the knights from Romeo & Juliet
Stravinskyās rite of spring
Vladikir Ashkenazyās rendition of Chopinās 15th nocturne
Iām also convinced that āSmile Sessionsā is the best pop album ever made. If anyone can provide any evidence to the contrary Iād be delighted. But in the meantime, Iāll continue listening to āThe Teenage Symphony to Godā front to back ad infinitum
Apr 27, 2024
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At Lincoln Center this past November I saw the Philip Glass Etudes performed by 10 pianists, and what Christian Sands did with Etudes 9 and 10 has stuck with me even now. They're not even the most technically challenging of the 20 Etudes, but he did something absolutely wild that night.
Other than that, I think Harry Styles is one of the greatest pop performers of our time, I think it's impossible to see him live on a stage and not think he has "It".
Jockstrap at Music Hall of Williamsburg was probably my favorite musical experience of my lifetime.
Feb 9, 2024
Piero Piccioni was a prolific film score composer and, for me, the greatest of all time. Heās gained some recent popular interest, but really listen to these arrangements. His discography is inexhaustible but not much is known about him. Some of my favorites are āCanone Classicaā and āMagicā but really anything with āThemeā in the title.
Jan 3, 2025
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Feb 28, 2025
When looking up in a densely packed forest, i find there is so much beauty in the cracks where the sunlight escapes between a canopy of trees. Like maps of rivers, or veins in the arm, the space between has so much merit in its own and more, so many stories to tell. I love looking up! We should all make more of a habit of it! Wings of desire!
Feb 15, 2025
This is the best film youāll ever watch. It is beautiful, sepia filled, and spewing with the colours of Sydney and NYC. It made me cry harder than āthe Notebookā and laugh more than I did watching āBridesmaidsā. This film is one of a kind, and (as a composer) the soundtrack is so unbelievably cool. Mary and Max has a place in my heart forever and I wonāt ever stop recommending this film. You need to watch it. It is the epitome of bittersweetness and uncomfortable growth and you will learn so much just in your first watch.
Feb 15, 2025