Topic: Classical Music Blogs or Personal Webpages

[Radioman]

Greetings from London Ontario Canada. I'm an amateur broadcaster who, as a community volunteer,  hosts a classical music programme every Sunday starting at 1:03 p.m. on THIS STATION 

I have posted below this week's playlist and hope I am not out of line by doing so.  I've been doing this since 1983 and have garnered world-wide audience over the years.

 Reid’s Records:   Programme   #1304 June 19/2011
      
1:   Davies: Butterfly Dance CDD1212 CANCON
          Water Lily WLCD 5995                            04:10        4:10

2:    Bretón: Escenas Andaluzas (Bolero)   CDB8796
   Naxos   8572076 (track 1)   07:36   11:46

3:   Trad: Red Army Chorus -2 songs CDE9781
   Analekta 2 9770-5 tracks 1 & 2)   05:29   17:15

4:   Liadov: Polonaise In C CDB3204
   EMI 7475052 (track 1)   06:19   23:34

5:   Anton Rubinstein: Bridal Procession CDM8370
   Naxos 8550328 (track 10)   03:51   28:25

6:      Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen CDG9587
              Vox CDX 5048 ( track 14)                                                    05:14    33:39

7:      Grieg: Bridal Procession CDG9587
          Vox CDX 5048 (cd-2 track 13)                                                  03:28   37:08

8:     Goldmark:  Rustic Wedding CDG8590
           Naxos 8.550745  (Track 5)   09:06   46:14

9:   L. Mozart: Peasant Wedding M6.0249 CDR-89
           Archiv  2533 328 (side 2, cuts 1-2-3-4-5) 8-9-10- 12         09:26   55:40

10:    Mendelssohn:  Midsummer Night's Dream  CDM4089
           Nimbus 5041 (disc 1,cut 1, disc 2, tracks 6-7)       20:20    76:00

11:   Tchaikovsky: 2nd Symph - 2nd mvmnt CDR6090
   Telarc 80131    (Track 2)    07:12   83:12

12:   Saint-Saëns:   The Wedding Cake CDS1595
   EMI 5 75871 2      (Track 17)    06:48   90:30

13:   Grainger: Husband and Wifey   CDG9541
   Naxos 8.554263 (track 4)   08:21   98:51
NEWS

14:   Keillor/ Von Stade: Cat Came Back CDK
        RCA 09026-61161-2  (track 1)                         03:37   3:37

15:   Berlioz: La Mort d’Ophélie CDB6166
   Philips   416 431-2 (track 6)   07:36   11:13

16:   JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto 2
   Seraphim 73281 (tracks 5-6-7)   12:00      23:13

17:   Verdi: Variazioni per Oboe CDV3635
   Decca 473 767-2 (track 6)   11:40   34:53

18:   Haydn: C-major Cello Concerto 3rd mvmnt CDH4304
        Naxos 8.550059 (track 3)    06:32   41:15

19:   Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances CDR4034
           Mercury 416 496-2  (cut 3)                                 05:15    46:30

Sunday afternoon 1:03 P.M.  D.S.T    -5 GMT (Canada) 
 http://www.1069fm.ca/stream1.wax

[Opus106]

Who's getting married?

(*Thinks to himself*: Where else in the web did I see a wedding-themed list recently?)

EDIT: No, it wasn't in the web. It was actually the quiz in the February issue of BBC Music magazine.

[Brian]

2:    Bretón: Escenas Andaluzas (Bolero)   CDB8796
   Naxos   8572076 (track 1)   07:36   11:46
11:   Tchaikovsky: 2nd Symph - 2nd mvmnt CDR6090
   Telarc 80131    (Track 2)    07:12   83:12
14:   Keillor/ Von Stade: Cat Came Back CDK
        RCA 09026-61161-2  (track 1)                         03:37   3:37
18:   Haydn: C-major Cello Concerto 3rd mvmnt CDH4304
        Naxos 8.550059 (track 3)    06:32   41:15

Those are some great choices sir - welcome to GMG, maybe keep us updated! And as my friend from India asks - who's getting married?

[Radioman]

Thank you for your welcome.  For some reason the month of June is associated with weddings, and so I got into the spirit of things and focused a part of my show on that noble tradition; actually I do that every year around this time.

And yes, seeing as it is acceptable in this forum I will post my playlist here weekly.  The only time you won't see it is on holiday weekends.  That's when this station regresses to its weekday format of rock, rap etc.  I have protested, but all in vain. 

[Riffman15]

http://everydayguitarist.blogspot.com

A great generalist blog with some insightful commentary on many guitar and music related matters.  Great for lessons, browsing, and general entertainment.

[5against4]

Hi, only joined this community yesterday, so i've barely begun to go through the various discussions on here.

My blog is called 5:4, you can find it here - http://5-against-4.blogspot.com/ - & it's dedicated to contemporary/avant-garde music, although other things creep in there from time to time (i have eclectic tastes!). One of the regular features on the blog is high-quality recordings from radio broadcasts (in FLAC & MP3 format), focussing on premières of new works.

[Polednice]

I suppose I might as well advertise mine!

For the Ears is where I blog about the "sound-arts" (which I consider to be poetry and music) from a neuro- and evolutionary science perspective.

[coffee]

Polednice, all this time I didn't know you had a blog, and I didn't know the specifics of your medical problems.

I wish you all the best, man. Good luck!

Nice blog btw.

[classicalchops]

Hi everybody,

We've launched a new Classical Music Website classicalchops.org. We are looking for some feedback from the Music Community. Please feel free to comment on our site or leave feedback here on this thread.

Below you will see our mission statement:

ClassicalChops.org is an interactive web site for young people which encourages their participation in the world of classical music.

We invite visitors to learn about currrent classical music trends, music composition, orchestration, famous musician's history and advice, and communicate about what is happening in their own musical communities through blogging and video.

Thanks!
Classical Chops Team

[JerryS]

Forum members in or near San Antonio, Texas may find my classical music event calendar helpful. The link is http://classicalendar.com
The calendar list concerts of nearly all of the major area performing arts organizations as well as some lesser-known groups in the Texas Hill Country. Of particular interest at this time is the Beethoven Festival. Beginning January 6, 2012 and continuing until February 18, the San Antonio Symphony and Beethoven Festival partners will perform all the symphonies, all the piano sonatas, all of the works for solo cello, most of the violin sonatas, as well as many other chamber works. All of the Festival concerts are now listed at classicalendar.com.

A few features of the calendar are not obvious at first glance. Hover over an event to see the concert location. Click on the event to see full program information (when available).

I hope you find the calendar helpful in planning your musical adventures!

[The new erato]

I recommend everybody to go here and search out postings on the dumbing down of BBC classical music, written by a very knowledgeable, former EMI executive:

http://www.overgrownpath.com/

An unmissable blog!

[Timothy Judd]

Here is my website:

http://www.timothyjuddviolin.com

[Kenny]

Denis Matsuev has started a personal blog on his new web site: http://matsuev.com/blog/personal

Denis' videoblog is available both on his site and on his YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MatsuevDenis

[BobsterLobster]

I recently started a couple of new review sites: www.MexicanClassicalMusic.com and www.EnjoyNewMusic.com
The first is pretty self-explanatory- there's not much information about this neglected genre in English.

EnjoyNewMusic.com is for unusual transcriptions of classical music- whether it's different instruments or jazz/rock takes on classical pieces. One of my last posts is an in-depth examination of unusual versions of the Bach Chaconne, which you can see here: http://www.enjoynewmusic.com/index.php/2012/03/03/one-of-the-greatest-achievements-of-any-man-in-history-the-bach-chaconne/
Everything is linked to Spotify, Mog and Grooveshark wherever possible.

Hope you enjoy it!

[Gurn Blanston]

I just bought the domain name fjhaydn.com . I suppose the next step is obvious. I will send out invites to the grand opening, although I expect it will be a little while before it is ready to go. Hopefully it will be a place that Haydnistos can go to gather and share information.

[Opus106]

Nice!

[Timothy Judd]

My newest blog post features music of Pachelbel, Handel and Bach:

http://www.timothyjuddviolin.com/2012/04/15/the-listeners-club-the-art-of-the-ostinato/

[jlaurson]

I just bought the domain name fjhaydn.com . I suppose the next step is obvious. I will send out invites to the grand opening, although I expect it will be a little while before it is ready to go. Hopefully it will be a place that Haydnistos can go to gather and share information.

That sounds great! Good luck with the project.

[Leon]

I just bought the domain name fjhaydn.com . I suppose the next step is obvious. I will send out invites to the grand opening, although I expect it will be a little while before it is ready to go. Hopefully it will be a place that Haydnistos can go to gather and share information.

Fantastic!  I look forward to its unveiling.

 

[chasmaniac]

I just bought the domain name fjhaydn.com . I suppose the next step is obvious. I will send out invites to the grand opening, although I expect it will be a little while before it is ready to go. Hopefully it will be a place that Haydnistos can go to gather and share information.

Hmmm, does that wig go with these breeches?