Satie is almost overrated. He seems to be a favorite of new-to-classical-music fanboys who want to appear hip. There is a marvelous recording of the...
I read Catcher in the Rye in one night to impress a boy. I was to meet him the next day, and word on the grapevine was that was his favorite book, so...
After the "Austro-Germanic Hegemony" and the Italians, the French are next in line among my favorite musical traditions. I'm especially fond of late...
Yes. I'm always bemused by those Russian fanboys who place the Russians at the pinnacle of literature after having read all of 5 or 6 authors... and...