The Ride of the Valkyries, by Richard Wagner, in a classic recording with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic. Illustrations are by Arthur Rackham. “One golden summer in adolescence…I heard the ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ on a gramophone and saw Arthur Rackham’s illustrations to The Ring.” (CSLewis) The music: probably the most famous and instantly [...]
excerpts from music created by some of the great classical music composers… this is the sixth of seven parts ???
South Korean jazz quartet PRELUDE performs at the 1st Annual Asian American Jazz Festival at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Forum in Los Angeles, CA on 11/1/09. Heean Ko (piano) Richard Rho (reeds) Jin Bae Choi (bass) Abe Lagrimas, Jr. (drums) Abe Lagrimas, Jr. is endorsed by Ko’olau Ukuleles, Paiste Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, [...]
excerpts from music created by some of the great classical music composers… this is the sixth of seven parts ???
