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BWV or NWA?

Not only is this the best iTunes error ever, but I want to buy the CD.

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Chacona

One of the finest achievements of western art is Bach’s d minor Partita for solo violin (BWV 1004); in particular, the Chaconne is technically dazzling, emotionally loaded, and sublime. (For a fun...

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Amazing solo violin arrangement

Here’s “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for solo fiddle: Two things always strike me about these kinds of arrangements: just how conventional the harmonies and voice-leading are in the best rock songs, and how...

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Thile records Bach

Mandolinist Chris Thile recorded some of the Bach solo violin sonatas and partitas last summer, and the result is just great; I’ve been listening to the album for the last month. Read a review at the...

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