Listening to records is something that hardly ever happens anymore. I must admit that I have gotten used to the pristine sound of digital recordings – they can make you feel as though you’re right in the room. But this wonderful video made me think. Somehow, the scratchiness of the 78 rpm brings the recorded [...]
The Ghost of Rachmaninoff
Written By Chad R. Bowles on February 28th, 2010Where the Back Meets the Bench
Written By Chad R. Bowles on February 19th, 2010A few weeks ago I started having some rather horrible back pain. It started out feeling like sore muscles and gradually evolved so that I was having trouble walking after sitting for even a short amount of time. I had a sneaking suspicion that the my brand new bench might have something to do with [...]
York Bowen
Written By Chad R. Bowles on February 7th, 2010Next week (February 15) I start playing York Bowen’s 2nd Ballade. I figured since Bowen is so little known, and since I’m also playing his 5th Sonata next season, it might be nice to write a little about him. He was born in 1884 in England and made a rather important career as a pianist [...]
