Articles by Year: La Folia, 2003.

Neither Bad Boy nor Bum: New Recordings of Ornstein and Partch

Ornstein’s career as composer and pianist blossomed at a time when it seemed possible to express anything with music.

Neither Bad Boy nor Bum: New Recordings of Ornstein and Partch

Ornstein’s career as composer and pianist blossomed at a time when it seemed possible to express anything with music.

Vintage Falstaffs

Falstaff, that most elusive, atypical, and wondrous of all Verdi operas, is enjoying new life these days thanks largely to Bryn Terfel’s outsized portrayal at the Met and Covent Garden, and on disc under the baton of Claudio Abbado.

Vintage Falstaffs

Falstaff, that most elusive, atypical, and wondrous of all Verdi operas, is enjoying new life these days thanks largely to Bryn Terfel’s outsized portrayal at the Met and Covent Garden, and on disc under the baton of Claudio Abbado.

Revolving Doors on Madison Avenue

After studying for a Ph.D. in Greek and Latin, what do you qualify for? Not hardly much in the New York business world of the 1950s. But there was always advertising.…

Revolving Doors on Madison Avenue

After studying for a Ph.D. in Greek and Latin, what do you qualify for? Not hardly much in the New York business world of the 1950s. But there was always advertising.…

Chopin’s G minor Ballade, Op. 23

A noble C climbs four octaves in A flat and touches a high C (C6) before descending by graceful turns into G minor, the true key of the Ballade.

Chopin’s G minor Ballade, Op. 23

A noble C climbs four octaves in A flat and touches a high C (C6) before descending by graceful turns into G minor, the true key of the Ballade.