Robert Greenberg
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Dr. Bob Prescribes: Wagner – The Ring of the Nibelung
March 24th, 2020
Nothing is perfect, not even evolution. Speaking for myself, I wish evolution had done a better job with human knees and rotator cuffs, though given that evolution engineered the human body to last only some 35 or 40 years, I suppose the breakdown of my knees and shoulders – which are presently long past their natural expiration date/shelf life – is to be expected. Natalie Wood (1938-1971) circa 1958, groovin’ to her monaural LP rig…
Music History Monday: A Bevy of Firsts and Number Ones!
March 23rd, 2020
Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776-1830) Before moving on to our “firsts” and “number ones”, we would acknowledge an event that picks up on the Music History Monday post of March 2, 2020. That postmarked the death in 1830 of the violinist and conductor Ignaz Schuppanzigh. Schuppanzigh was a loyal friend and supporter of Beethoven and his music,…
Dr. Bob Prescribes: The Folk Revival
March 17th, 2020
Today’s Dr. Bob Prescribes post is different from previous posts in two ways. Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) in 1943; the sticker on his guitar says “This Machine Kills Fascists” First, only once before has this post prescribed more than one recording; today’s post prescribes four. My thinking is as follows: as Amazon is still delivering, and…
Music History Monday: Puff the Magic Dragon
March 16th, 2020
Before getting to the Puffster, I’d like us to recognize three other noteworthy musical events that have fallen on this date. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1726) On March 16, 1736 – 284 years ago today – the Italian composer Giovanni Pergolesi died in Pozzuoli Italy, a city that today is part of metropolitan Naples. Pergolesi passed… Robert Greenberg | Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reserved