Comments for Ecstatic Living Room http://ecstaticlivingroom.com Power Your Life With Classical Music. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Robert’s Romance and the 19th Century iPod by Arlene & Larry Dunn http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/2012/06/18/roberts-romance-and-the-19th-century-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-16769 Arlene & Larry Dunn Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:23:47 +0000 http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/?p=1041#comment-16769 Thanks Nic for pulling us deeper into the song repertoire of Robert Schumann. So sad we had to miss your recent recital with Jeremy Denk in Chicago. Maybe next time. Thanks Nic for pulling us deeper into the song repertoire of Robert Schumann. So sad we had to miss your recent recital with Jeremy Denk in Chicago. Maybe next time.

]]> Comment on Blue Cheese and Bach: Gateway Experiences by Max http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/2012/06/01/blue-cheese-and-bach-gateway-experiences/comment-page-1/#comment-16541 Max Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:38:06 +0000 http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/?p=1015#comment-16541 I agree that Bach is a great gateway - or at least some Bach (I wouldn't recommend starting with The Art of Fugue!)- I think it really depends on the listeners taste before they turn to classical. At the time i first got into classical music, I was deeply immersed in early free jazz- Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, etc.- and the pieces that grab me right away were the six Bartok string quartets. Now I am sure no one would that of Bartok as a gateway. My wife, who is not a great classical music fan but has very open ears, is always drawn to Debussy for his beauty and openness. Regardless, the goldbergs and the Bach suites are great choices for a new listener. Keep up the good work, guys! I agree that Bach is a great gateway – or at least some Bach (I wouldn’t recommend starting with The Art of Fugue!)- I think it really depends on the listeners taste before they turn to classical. At the time i first got into classical music, I was deeply immersed in early free jazz- Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, etc.- and the pieces that grab me right away were the six Bartok string quartets. Now I am sure no one would that of Bartok as a gateway. My wife, who is not a great classical music fan but has very open ears, is always drawn to Debussy for his beauty and openness. Regardless, the goldbergs and the Bach suites are great choices for a new listener.

Keep up the good work, guys!

]]> Comment on A Case of the Musical Giggles by Max http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/2012/01/12/a-case-of-the-musical-giggles/comment-page-1/#comment-15508 Max Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:16:26 +0000 http://ecstaticlivingroom.com/?p=917#comment-15508 Great piece, Jon! Keep 'em comin'! Great piece, Jon! Keep ‘em comin’!

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