Monthly Archives: April, 2009
Rhapsody in Blue
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxWxsK8_3s[/youtube] If this video is as advertised, it’s fascinating to listen to. It’s got schmaltz dripping from it in ways that many would find truly cringe-worthy, especially given the way that people tend to hear this work played today. Just how serious a work is this to be considered? Almost a symphonic composition, almost a [...]