#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 4

The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works. Although most of my posts are PDQ Bach, an equal number aren't.

Ralph Graves 4/19/24 Ralph Graves 4/19/24

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 3

But Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.

Ralph Graves 4/12/24 Ralph Graves 4/12/24

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 2

Peter Schickle wsn't the first composer to have some fun with "serious" music. The challenge this month is to post examples of musical humor in classical works.

Ralph Graves 4/9/24 Ralph Graves 4/9/24

David Starobin plays Guitar Music by Guitar Virtuosi

This is a collection of virtuoso guitar music written by virtuoso guitarists. And it's played by a virtuoso guitarist.

Ralph Graves 4/5/24 Ralph Graves 4/5/24

#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalHumor Week 1

This month's Classics a Day theme is a tribute to the late Peter Schickle. Schickle was a talented composer of both classical and film music. He's best remembered, though, for his alter ego, PDQ Bach.

Ralph Graves 4/2/24 Ralph Graves 4/2/24

David Johnson Piano Music: Unfamiliar and Appealing

This is a fascinating collection of pieces. Some are quite simple. Others sound challenging to play. Johnson writes in a primarily tonal style. But that doesn't limit him to simple harmonies.

Ralph Graves 3/29/24 Ralph Graves 3/29/24

#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 4, 2024

What continually surprises me is how much music is yet to be discovered from earlier centuries. And also how much of it was known at the time, but somehow fell into obscurity.

Ralph Graves 3/28/24 Ralph Graves 3/28/24

Amazing Miniatures by Janis Kepitis Ripe for Discovery

Nora Luse plays with sympathy and enthusiasm. These may be small pieces, but she takes them seriously. And in the process reveals some marvelous miniatures of beauty

Ralph Graves 3/27/24 Ralph Graves 3/27/24

Akadamie fur Alte Musik Berlin Performs CPE Bach

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