Music

Music.

Music has been a part of my life forever. From having recollections of a 2 year old saying “vyus'” after Ludwig van Beethoven‘s endings to performing at Carnegie Hall in my late 20s, music will be in my soul until the day I die. My interest and love does not only feature classical music. While I believe classical music to be the highest form in this or any medium, I like pop as well. My choices range from Frank Sinatra to Bjork, Linkin Park to Dr. Dre, Vladimir Vysotzky to Seal, and Duran Duran to Aram Asatryan. While I do not adhere to these artists’ personal choices in life, here is a list of pieces I like.

My Favorite Classical Music Pieces.

It is wonderful to say that there are numerous great classical music compositions written over 600 years throughout history. Here are some of my favorites that are not in order: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Third Piano Concerto (recorded by Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano and conducted by Eugene Ormandy); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: First Piano Concerto (recorded by pianist Emil Gilels and conducted by Nickolai Golovanov); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 21st Piano Concerto (recorded by pianist Robert Casadesus and George Szell conducting); Iosif Andriasov: First Symphony (conducted by Genady Cherkasov); and many other performances and compositions.

My Favorite Pop Songs.

Just as classical music, there are too many pop songs that I love. I would like to share 10 of them: Duran Duran – Come Undone; Bjork – Play Dead; Seal – Colour; Vladimir Vysotzky – My Gypsy Song; Aram Asatryan – Sharjir; The Hundred in the Hands – Tunnels; Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E.; Hubert Kah – Picture; Santigold – Disparate Youth; Frank Sinatra – I’ve Got You Under My Skin.

My Musical Thoughts.

In this section of the blog, I will share my personal favorite recordings of musical giants. In addition, there are certain musicians that I would like to give thanks. These are the people I have performed concerts with.