Baroque Principles: Strong/Weak
The concept of “strong” and “weak” governed all the music-making during the baroque period. Here I discuss this principle and how it applies practically, using musical examples. Subscribe to my […]
Playing on Gut Strings – Baroque Bow Warm-Ups
In addition the performance videos I’m filming for YouTube, I’m also doing short instructional videos on historical performance and baroque music. Here’s a video I did focusing on working with […]
Playing and Discussing a 17th century ricercar by Degli Antonii (on baroque cello)
Now that I’m putting more of a focus on my YouTube channel, I’m beginning a “cello at home” series where I play and discuss an unaccompanied cello piece. I’ve explored a […]
New Classical Music Videos on YouTube
Though I’ll still continue to post here, I’m putting focus on YouTube to offer video updates with both performances and discussion on baroque and classical music. Here’s a welcome video […]
OldStyle Track of the Day: Solfeggietto
My last OldStyle blog post features a track from electronic producer James Landino. My goal in this project was to reach a broader audience with the repertoire that I study […]
The Low Dao 50: Emily Davidson
Originally posted on Discussions With Dao:
Emily Davidson swings by to say “Cello!” and covers life as a classical musician, plus her latest album OldStyle. Emily on Social Media: Twitter…
OldStyle Track of the Day: Ortiz Reprise
This track from OldStyle is the earliest musical sampling on the album, and was a collaboration with electronic producer Absrdst. My goal in this project was to reach a broader audience […]
