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Vivaldi & Others: Francesco Bartolomeo Conti—The Greatest Musical Rediscovery of Recent Decades

Kees Vlaardingerbroek January 7, 2024

Conti possessed an amazing sense of melody and a deep understanding of humanity’s dark aspects.

The Return of Nu Metal

Carlos Perona Calvete August 16, 2023

Negativity, including the aestheticization of aggression, can serve as temperature shock, coaxing the culture into respecting the integrity of certain barriers.

Hillbilly Anthem: With His Viral Protest Song, Oliver Anthony Is This Year’s J.D. Vance

Rod Dreher August 15, 2023

A protest song calling out rich politicians for their indifference to the pain of working people has hit a nerve and topped the music charts, both in the U.S. & around the world.

A Concert Fit for the Cold War: Shostakovich and the American Songbook

Paul du Quenoy April 11, 2023

The program gave a splendid overview of ‘America’s Mezzo’ Susan Graham’s legendary career across the operatic firmament as well as in the jazzy tunes of the American Songbook. One only missed her triumphs in the operas of Richard Strauss.

Siren Songs, Dancing Demons

Carlos Perona Calvete April 2, 2023

There is a macabre precedent in the bizarre accounts, world over, of people dancing themselves to death: an analogue to the painful hedonism of post-modernity.

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with Winston Marshall

Jonathon Van Maren February 13, 2023

Winston Marshall is enjoying his newfound freedom. Through longform podcast conversations with thinkers, writers, and pundits, he’s finally sharing his views and speaking out on the causes he cares about.

Rediscovering Awe: A Musician’s Reflections on Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

David Boos April 15, 2022

The attendance of a performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion during Holy Week has long been a staple of the educated bourgeoisie. But what once used to be a reverent experience, is in danger of becoming increasingly demystified. A plea for awe.

Reclaiming a Classic: Beethoven, the Conservative

David Boos April 1, 2022

Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” is one of the most popular pieces of classical music in the world. Aesthetic changes in the 19th century have created an image of a proto-romantic work, while in fact it may be an homage to a bygone tradition of the 18th century.

The Consolation of Lamentation

David Boos September 17, 2021

We continue to find insights into the power of music to arouse emotions—even about armed conflicts and military triumphs like the Siege (and later Relief) of Vienna on September 12, 1683.

Tag: music

Vivaldi & Others: Francesco Bartolomeo Conti—The Greatest Musical Rediscovery of Recent Decades

The Return of Nu Metal

Hillbilly Anthem: With His Viral Protest Song, Oliver Anthony Is This Year’s J.D. Vance

A Concert Fit for the Cold War: Shostakovich and the American Songbook

Siren Songs, Dancing Demons

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with Winston Marshall

Rediscovering Awe: A Musician’s Reflections on Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Reclaiming a Classic: Beethoven, the Conservative

The Consolation of Lamentation

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