Happy YouTube Birthday, RachmaninoffWe are so fortunate that both audio recording technology and player piano rolls were available during this greatest of pianist's lifetime, so there are several clips on YouTube to choose from.
By Bonnie Gibbons. Apr 1, 2008, 8:31pm
Rooting for Prokofiev at the OscarsSuzie Templeton’s stop-motion, non-narrated retelling of Prokofiev’s 1936 work
Peter and the Wolf is nominated in the Animated Short Film category. Watch the movie and learn more about
Peter and the Wolf.
By Bonnie Gibbons. Feb 24, 2008, 5:58pm
Hope You Didn't Miss ThisSeveral comments on yesterday’s Met Opera broadcast of Prokofiev’s
War and Peace.
By John Gibbons. Dec 23, 2007, 8:25pm
Prokofiev and Berlioz with the VerbierAs a music teacher and lecturer, I usually have to make my dinner with stale gruel and tepid tap water, but not tonight. A generous patron associated with Verbier’s sponsor, UBS, gave me tickets to the pre-concert reception. Crab legs, salad with walnuts and blue cheese, ravioli suffed with carmelized mushrooms, beef tenderloin with creamy horseradish sauce, and anything you could want to drink…I wanted to miss the Prokofiev and stay with the food. But alas, with polite regrets and best wishes the catering staff shooed me off to the concert.
By John Gibbons. Nov 19, 2007, 11:20pm