Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the stories of the day, some videos of music (or maybe just videos interesting to music fans) and a place to speak your voice.
Wednesday August 8th
Beethoven is often thought of as a composer that took risks and did things his own way. This wasn't always the case. His 2nd Symphony was much more conservative. And even though his piece was likeable and easy for a large audience to appreciate, it got some tough reviews. In fact, some unbelievably cruel reviews. The symphony as a whole was compared to a dying dragon. And because of that, Beethoven broke out immediately with his 3rd Symphony. The results are tough to argue with.
Last week on the program you heard a track from Bucky and John Pizzarelli, a father and son duo. We'd mentioned that Bucky likely wasn't still actively recording. We were mistaken. We got word from Alex Pangman that the 86 year old jazz guitarist has been recording, and new material is due out in 2013. Keep on keeping on!
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