Robert Greenberg
Historian, Composer, Pianist, Speaker, Author
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (1917-1996) in 1948 We mark the death on June 15, 1996 – 24 years ago today – of the singer and musician - the First Lady of Song, the Queen of Jazz, Lady Ella - Ella Jane Fitzgerald at the age of 78. We contemplate singers. I would begin by making a…
The interior of the Teatro la Fenice in 2015 We mark the opening on May 16, 1792 – 230 years ago today – of Venice’s principal opera house, the Teatro la Fenice, meaning the “The Phoenix Theater.” Excepting, perhaps, the magnificent phallus that is the Washington Monument, dedicated as it is to “The Father of…
[caption id="attachment_2320" align="alignright" width="300"] Glenn Gould in 1959 at the age of 27[/caption]Today we celebrate the birth of the pianist Glenn Herbert Gold. (That is the name on his birth certificate. The family began using the name “Gould” informally, when Glenn was seven years old, but he never formally changed his name to “Gould.”) He…
Scott Joplin On April 1, 1917 – 102 years ago today - the American composer and pianist Scott Joplin died at the Manhattan State Hospital on New York City’s Ward’s Island, which straddles the Harlem River and the East River between Manhattan and Queens. He was 48 years old. During the course of his compositional…
We began our examination of Tristan und Isolde in last week’s Dr. Bob Prescribes post. Our prescribed performance – as featured above – will continue to supply our video examples as we move through Acts II and III. As mentioned in last week’s post, our examination of Tristan und Isolde is focusing on Isolde, and…
Aw, gosh, jeez, thanks for remembering my birthday! What a birthday rip-off. Until roughly March 15 of this year, I had always assumed that the two worst birthday rip-offs were being born on December 25 (“we’re giving you a combined birthday/holiday gift this year . . .”) and February 29 (“we’ll celebrate again in four…
[caption id="attachment_2293" align="aligncenter" width="202"] Charles-Valentin Alkan, circa 1835[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2294" align="aligncenter" width="244"] Johann Sebastian Bach in 1746[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2296" align="aligncenter" width="217"] Anton Webern, circa 1940[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2295" align="aligncenter" width="238"] John Taylor, “oculist”[/caption] 9-11; a somber day for us all. A day for reflection, contemplation and yes, a day to grieve. Far more often than not, this…
Members of Pussy Riot “perform” at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on February 21, 2012 On February 21, 2012 – ten years ago today – five members of the Russian feminist punk rock group Pussy Riot staged an unauthorized performance on the soleas [so-LAY-us] of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in…
An already fatally ill Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) returning to Europe from New York, April 1911; he would die a month later in Vienna We mark the passing, on May 18, 1911 – 109 years ago today – of the composer and conductor Gustav Mahler. Mahler, who was born on July 7, 1860 in the Bohemian…
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