News from the music world
The music world has lost two of the greats this month. Legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died on December 5, just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. Brubeck was best known for Take Five, along with his West Coast cool jazz style. Visit his website at http://www.davebrubeck.com for bios, photos, and recordings and lots [...]
What’s making the news this morning
This morning, The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a news item about a previously unknown work by Fanny Mendelssohn. Duke Graduate Student Unlocks “Mystery of the Lost Sonata.” The story reports that doctoral student Angela Mace was able to identify the composer through handwriting comparisons as well as primary sources such as a diary, letters, [...]
Exciting News about Naxos Music and Jazz Libraries
We received the following announcement this morning from the folks at Naxos: It is with great pleasure that we announce – the complete EMI Classics catalog is now available to every Naxos Music Library and Naxos Music Library – Jazz institutional subscriber! This vast catalog of recordings includes EMI Classics, Virgin Classics, and Blue Note [...]