MUSIC IN MY LIFE

What Music Has Meant To Me: From the 1930s till now, and hopefully beyond.

Whether it's classical, opera, jazz, or rock, I love listening to good sounds. CLICK on the links below for my opinions and favorites.

MUSIC IN MY LIFE: A Roundup Of What Music Means To Me.

MY NEW RECORD PLAYER: About a thousand old LPs can now be played.

PINK FLOYD FAN: I'm thrilled with their new P.U.L.S.E. double DVD set.

PINK FLOYD FAN, PART II: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story — A review of the newly revised DVD.

LOOK WHO'S BACK: One of my favorite rock groups of the Sixties, The Who, bring out a stunning new album.

AN ADVENTURE IN CROSSOVER MUSIC: Classic Meets Cuba is one creative example where crossover music, always risky, actually works. Three classical musicians from Germany join two Cuban percussionists to lend a Latin touch to familiar works by the great European masters.

THE IMPERFECT WAGNERITE: Much as I despise Richard Wagner as a person, I love his music. There's a certain duality involved here.

JOURNEYS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: A Continuing Musical Adventure. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble create fusion music that works.

SUITE XVI: The Stranglers are back with a brand new CD, possibly their most exciting ever.

NEW IMPOSSIBILITIES: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble team up with the Chicago Symphony for a stunning new experiment in crossover music.

TWO MUSICAL VIEWS OF AMERICA: A pair of recent compositions by the master composer of American music, John Adams, evokes memories of California and New England.

THE WHO REVISITED: An Amazing Journey DVD set tells the story of The Who from the earliest times right up to today.

BEETHOVEN'S VIENNA: A 1970's assignment for Opera News leads me to develop a tour of the composer's old haunts.

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA: Visit the places associated with Mozart.

OUR PHOTO STUDIO, PART X: Rockin' in the Bahamas — we do an album cover for Emerson, Lake & Palmer on location in Nassau.

OUR PHOTO STUDIO, PART XII: Highway to Hell — we do the album cover for AC/DC's first really great hit.

BAYREUTH, GERMANY: This daytrip from Munich is a must for all lovers of Wagnerian opera.

MY HD RADIO: Some thoughts about this new digital technology and how it brings more music.