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• Chopin, Place, and the Limits of Understanding
  I have always found it difficult to intellectually analyze cultural phenomena at their deepest level. ...
• On the philosophical foundations of the concerto form
  Having listened countless times to Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein’s interpretation of Bach’s Concerto ...
• The Inventions as Bach’s Musical DNA
  Bach’s musical identity is arguably stated most directly in the Inventions (and the Sinfonias). This ...
• How the Goldberg Variations Absorb a Whole World in an Hour
  Bach’s music is undeniably vast in scope. Yet what makes the Goldberg Variations distinctive is not ...
• From Words to Insight
  People often assume that when someone says “read more,” it refers to some magical target: a certain ...