Today marked the start of my Mahler summer: the Third Symphony at the Boulder MahlerFest XXXV. They made a big deal about this being the first US performance of the new Breitkopf performing edition, but from a listener standpoint it was nothing new. Wonderful performance, led by Kenneth Woods...

Back in 2016, we had a wonderful exchange of views on the nature of profundity in the arts. The whole objectivist/subjectivist thang was aired as part of the discussion, as was the linked Understanding versus Appreciating a work. These topics have a life of their own, but I enjoyed this thread...

Current Listening Vol VIII A new thread for the same subject matter. The previous thread, Current Listening Vol VII, has become another huge file and slow to load. Since this particular thread is the most popular one on the site, we have created this new volume to continue posting. Links to...

Welcome to the WORDLE composers game - inspired by the popular on-line five letter word word guessing game. 1. Only composers whose family name consists of five uninterrupted letters can be elected (so no du Fay or d'Indy). 2. The Wikipedia spelling is the guideline - otherwise, it will be my...