Win a Culinary Retreat For Two in Loire Valley! | All Classical Radio allclassical.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allclassical.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
All Classical Portland is excited to announce Warren Black as the host of this season of Saturday Matinee! Long time listeners who enjoy waking up and spending their weekday mornings with Warren will appreciate another chance to keep their internal weather “sunny” on Saturday mornings. Now through November, join Warren every Saturday at 10:00 AM.
Commemorating Carlos series with host John Pitman.
Is there a piece of music that’s been especially important to you over the last year? What music have you turned to for strength and inspiration during this time?
There is not really a piece to which I turn in times like this…. I can speak about a composer, rather than a piece itself. Whenever I am, let’s say, “down” I turn to Franz Schubert, and I always end up with his art songs, specifically his
Winterreise and
Die schöne müllerin. In both cases it’s a journey of life. I want everybody to understand that I don’t go to this music because it’s a downer on the contrary. Sitting by myself at the piano playing, and maybe attempting to sing (which I do very badly, and nobody is allowed to hear it!) – it lifts my spirit. Schubert put things into music that nobody else was capable of, and it just helps me through times that are difficult.