Music
Is Rachmaninoff’s Music Too Schmaltzy? ~ The…
Many classical music purists today consider Sergei Rachmaninoff’s music to be excessively…
A Hymn to Easter ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Hymns are a major source of our imaginative conception of the Christian faith. A good hymn focuses…
A Passion Oratorio for the 20th Century ~ The…
“Golgotha” is one of those works, and Frank Martin is one of those composers, about whom you want…
Classical Music for Holy Week & Easter ~ The…
Though Handel’s “Messiah” rightly reigns supreme as the king of music for Easter, there are many…
The Power of Song in Bach’s “St. Matthew…
In the “St. Matthew Passion,” Bach indulges his gypsy soul. It is as though Bach, in his broad and…
Composer Michael Kurek in Conversation ~ The…
Fifty years ago, when E. F. Schumacher published his international bestseller, Small is Beautiful,…
10 Great Violin Concertos You Must Hear ~ The…
The fun thing about really getting to know the violin concerto repertoire is that there are always…
Glory to Dido! The Operas of Hector Berlioz ~ The…
“They are finally going to play my music.” —Hector Berlioz, on his deathbed Though Hector Berlioz’s…
A Conversation With Composer Michael Kurek ~ The…
Apart from Arvo Pärt, the grand old man of contemporary classical music, whose work I have admired…
Music of the Republic ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Music pervades our lives and always has. It has taken you outside of yourselves and taken you deep…
