Recorded November 1978 – 162 Days With Beethoven And Me

Day 111: Symphony No. 7 in A major (Bernstein)

November 8, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

My listening post this morning is Baker Book House, a simply wonderful place for research, reading, drinking coffee, and buying books. Lots and lots of books. They have the largest selection of used books – theological books – in the Midwest. I know people who live in Nashville who shop at Baker. I can’t tell … [Read more…]

Day 3: Symphony No. 1 in C Major (Bernstein)

July 23, 2018 by Bill Leave a Comment

I find it hard to believe that I’ve lived some 58 years and I don’t recall ever hearing anything conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Which is a shame because his interpretation of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major is energetic, vivid, and dynamic. In the liner notes to this Deutsche Grammophon set, Bernstein wrote, … [Read more…]