"The Ninth Sonata—in the key of C major—is notable for the simplicity of its style, as well as for the conciseness and…"

"A serene, meditative tone is indeed the signature mark of the Ninth. This is expressed strongest of all at the end of…"

"Sviatoslav Richter’s recording contains several deviations from the sonata’s printed score, which was published after…"

"It was Prokofiev’s birthday [probably 1947], and he invited me to visit him for the first time at his dacha at Nikoli…"

"Be clear about what you want as a producer and to discern what each musician can bring to the music. One player may b…"

"The music is also being redone by Peter McConnell, the composer of the original soundtrack. Though Grim Fandango feat…"

"I kept the score cohesive by building it on a backbone of classic Max Steiner-style orchestral underscoring. To inter…"

"In terms of the live music that’s in the score, the entire score comes from the Mission [district in San Francisco] a…"

"This meant focused attention to mixing, EQ'ing, and programming articulation data on an individual instrument basis t…"

"For us to do this right, we had to also wrap our minds around the 'extra-musical' content of the music – the concepts…"