If anyone talks to me for more than 10 minutes, chances are they’ll discover I have a thing for Batman. Okay, more than a thing, a life-long love. And while I agree with almost everyone that The Dark Knight was an exceptional film in all ways – especially in terms of its place in the Batman [...]
Archive for the ‘Classical’ Category
I wanted to call your attention to the Vocal section of our Classical Department, specifically because I’ve done a bit of reorganizing. Up until now, all Vocal-oriented works (other than Operas, which have their own section), were shelved as either VOCAL-COLL or ORATORIO. The Oratorio section includes - obviously - oratorios, but it also contains any large-scale [...]
I’ve been running an inventory of our Orchestral section this week, and I came upon one of my all-time favorite albums, and I realized mentioning it would perform a double duty. I think everyone who loves and appreciates music should hear this CD, and I also think everyone should appreciate the man who conducted this record, [...]
There is something in… I’ll say commercial music these days, that says the fastest way to send a record up the charts is to release a “duets” collection. I’m not sure when this trend started, though the first thing I think of is Frank Sinatra’s Duets album from 1993. After that, every artist who had reached [...]
Thought I’d take a moment and list off a few of the new titles that have been added to our collection here at the HPL. As always, I hope you find a few you like, as well as a few you’ve never heard of – some of the best albums I’ve ever heard are the [...]
One of the most respected and widely known composers of our time is former Boston Pops conductor John Williams. And while he has written television theme songs, concertos, symphonies, the official Olympic anthem, for crying out loud, he will most certainly be best remembered for his film scores. Almost everyone should be able to recognize his [...]
** First things first: I want to apologize for having no entry last week as I was out ill. Keeping people interested in a blog is difficult under the best of circumstances, let alone when the author leaves one questioning whether to keep checking for something to appear. So, thanks for sticking with me, and [...]
I have a guilty pleasure. I love Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. It’s not my all-time favorite piece of classical music, but I still adore it. The reason I call it a guilty pleasure is because it’s like saying you love pizza or your favorite album is Abbey Road – it’s just too easy. Everybody loves The [...]
