There’s just one problem: I don’t want to read the notes

by Dr Michael Low I have a confession: I don’t like to engage in online debates. The thought of someone meticulously sharpening their proverbial pitch-fork in response to my opinion is almost as terrifying as anticipating the climax of…

Nostalgia

by Dr Michael Low Nostalgia has a two-fold meaning: firstly, it is a longing for the past, and secondly, within such longing, an attempt to recreate and glorify the values of a bygone age. The 19th century’s obsession with nostalgia…

L is for Liszt

by Dr Michael Low A second article on this giant of piano music  According to all reliable accounts, Liszt was the first true celebrity pianist in the history of Western art music. He was the embodiment of the Romantic Era: the sublime…

Selling Your Soul to the Devil

by The Cross-Eyed Pianist Original Post: https://crosseyedpianist.com/2015/06/17/selling-your-soul-to-the-devil/ Guest post by Michael Low I have a confession: as long as I can remember, I have been a musical snob. When I was a teenager,…