Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Siegfried IdyllYesterday’s Music History Monday marked the 144th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Wagner’s music drama Götterdämmerung (“The…Aug 18, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Louis ArmstrongThe often-told story of Louis Armstrong’s early life has passed into American legend, an early twentieth century Horatio Alger-styled tale…Jul 7, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes: Mozart, Symphony in C major, “Jupiter”, K. 551Nicknames. We turn to that paragon of informational accuracy, Wikipedia, for the following definition of the word “nickname”:Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Luciano PavarottiYesterday’s Music History Monday post celebrated the 14th anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti’s appearance at the opening ceremony of the XX…Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Louise FarrencSoon after I opened up shop on Patreon, I was asked to comment on the music of Louise Farrenc (1804–1875). Not for the first time and…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Siegfried IdyllYesterday’s Music History Monday marked the 144th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Wagner’s music drama Götterdämmerung (“The…Aug 18, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Louis ArmstrongThe often-told story of Louis Armstrong’s early life has passed into American legend, an early twentieth century Horatio Alger-styled tale…Jul 7, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes: Mozart, Symphony in C major, “Jupiter”, K. 551Nicknames. We turn to that paragon of informational accuracy, Wikipedia, for the following definition of the word “nickname”:Aug 12, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Luciano PavarottiYesterday’s Music History Monday post celebrated the 14th anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti’s appearance at the opening ceremony of the XX…Feb 11, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Louise FarrencSoon after I opened up shop on Patreon, I was asked to comment on the music of Louise Farrenc (1804–1875). Not for the first time and…Aug 4, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes: The Life and Times of Beethoven — The First Angry ManIn February of this year, I was asked to be among the first “influencers” (yes, that’s how I was referred to: I, who am incapable of…Dec 17, 2019
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia ContrappuntisticaYesterday’s Music History Monday post marked the death on July 27, 1924 of the musical polymath Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924). Today’s Dr…Jul 28, 2020
Robert GreenbergDr. Bob Prescribes The Songs of Irving Berlinving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin, 1888–1989) was the greatest songwriter ever to live and work in North America. His songs — for…May 12, 2020
