Political Music 政治的音楽   日本語の翻訳は、英文の下にあります。 Most of the time, classical music is not very political. But, it can be. Think of Beethoven’s dedication of his Third Symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte, or Shostakovich’s symphonies depicting war and revolution (Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad”, by the way, is one of my “desert island...

It has arrived! 届きました！   日本語の翻訳は、英文の下にあります。 My first CD Philip Seaton – Chamber Works has arrived! It is sobering to think how long it has taken to get to this point: 15 months since the musicians first gathered to rehearse the three pieces; 15 years since the first performance of Bitter...

Digital vs Analogue デジタル対アナログ   日本語の翻訳は、英文の下にあります。 I invest a lot of time (and money) in maintaining my professional and music websites. It’s so important these days not only to be visible online, but also for there to be place where my students, work & musician colleagues, and followers of my...