Stephen Malinowski

The Willy Wonka of Classical Music

The Willy Wonka of Classical Music

A pianist seated at a grand, a violinist standing nearby in a small recital room: at first we expect a conventional performance video of a Bach violin concerto.

Debussy First Arabesque Amplified

Debussy First Arabesque Amplified

The Claude Debussy First Arabesque, composed in 1888 in the key of E major, is like an arabesque, an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines. Yet there’s more in the music then its contours. The First Arabesque has strong antecedents in Bach.