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Posts tagged classical music

Dec 20

Alex Ross: 'Tis the season for the Messiah on Crack

  1. Follow the link to Alex Ross’s blog, above.
  2. Listen to the embedded sound clip (requires Flash, sorry).
  3. Laugh uproariously.
  4. Go here for the back story.

Posted at 2:37 PM 8 notes Tagged: classical musichandelmessiah

Aug 22

Question for the peanut gallery.

Do you listen to classical music, and if so, what are some of your favorite forms, composers, performers, etc?

Posted at 2:18 PM 6 notes Tagged: musicclassical music

Jan 23

Your dose of cello “phwoarr” of the day: Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” played on cello by Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic.

…and yeah, the two guys look like handsomer versions of the actors who play the brothers on Supernatural. What of it?
Posted at 1:35 PM 2 notes Tagged: celloclassical musicmichael jackson

Oct 25

Piano improvisation based on Darth Vader’s theme, in the style of Beethoven, by Richard Grayson.
Posted at 1:38 PM Tagged: star warsclassical musicrichard graysonbeethoven