I’ve always loved the way this piece — the “Habanera” from “Rhapsodie espagnole” — is orchestrated, the whole thing, but particularly the aromatic chord change from minor to major starting at the one minute mark in this recording and repeated
Rules for young conductors
For those of you who ever wonder what, exactly, a conductor does (and for those who are just curious), we offer you Rules for Young Conductors by the conductor and teacher Pierre Monteux. These won’t answer every question you might
Video: Monteux conducts ‘Le sacre du printemps’
I was listening to this recording again the other night for the first time in a while and was struck by not only how good the performance was but also by how it must be quite close to how this
Instant recording libraries: Classical CD box sets for Christmas
[This article was first published in 2016. Some of the prices may have changed, but the general situation discussed is the same.] Browsing through the Amazon classical music section recently, in search of ideas for Christmas, I once again noticed