Irén Marik: a fragment hunt

  After 9/11 I panicked over having the only known copies of Irén Marik’s 100+ hour archive and began to … Continue reading

Bartók exploring Transylvania.

  When a grandiose culture encounters a “lesser” one in its midst, the potential for something remarkable arises. One instance … Continue reading

A cellist summons the Mongols

  When a cello plays you expect its low range to provide a buttress that stabilizes its highest singing registers that copy operatic and … Continue reading