Shar Music Blog

I'm not sure if you readers out there in the blogosphere subscribe to Richard Dare's blog for The Huffington Post. Dare is the CEO and Managing Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic and he has a surprisingly sharp and entertaining blog going. (I say…

I defend Beethoven's Violin Concerto, a piece which I ardently love.

In last week's series of letters, Alberta Barnes and I discussed Saint-Säens's Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78. This week we're tackling Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, which, for some reason, left me feeling indifferent. Want to…

If you were transformed into a violin concerto, which one would you be? I admit that I have certainly given thought to this. If you have, check out this quiz that I wrote: