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Orchestras, Oboes & Elbows

I’m beginning to really mistrust comparisons. People compare Mahler to Bruckner and Strauss. Except for speaking German and composing for big orchestras making big sounds— […]

Bill Dodd on Jul 01, 2016

Stravinsky on my mind & Musical forces of nature

I’ve got Stravinsky on my mind— No, hold on, I’m not talking about my 25th recording of Le Sacre. Here’s some different Stravinsky to enjoy: […]

Bill Dodd on May 27, 2016

Forces of Nature in DSD

Musical forces of nature: Ning Feng, Rosanne Philippens and Gerard Schwarz conducting The Colburn Orchestra. In this edition of Dodd’s Discoveries Bill included some of […]

Bill Dodd on May 05, 2016

Peace, Paris and Piano

I talk about discoveries, and this album, “Herbert Howells” with Gloriae Dei Cantores is full of them. Howells is is a 20th century British composer […]

Bill Dodd on Jul 22, 2016

Head-spinning DSD Discoveries

Mahler, Khachaturian, Take One Here’s something special: Mahler Symphony No. 1 (Hamburg, 1893 version) Jan Willem de Vriend conducts The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra in a […]

Bill Dodd on Apr 15, 2016

Music doing pirouettes in your head

There’s a myth that only French conductors and orchestras should perform French music, or only conductors and orchestras from the UK should be doing British […]

Bill Dodd on Mar 04, 2016