Liszt and romantic progressivism fallen into vain
There’s no denying it: Romantic composers never cease to amaze us with their modernity, so much for the…
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Update: New poem “I want to dream of a Sleeping Reality”
I have just added a new poem titled “I Want to Dream of a Sleeping Reality,” the common…
Twilight of the gods: why pop music is so darn corny
Back to the Future Part I Imagine taking a trip back in time, 200 years, to be precise,…
Risk and freedom
That risk and freedom had some degree of kinship is consciously or unconsciously known to most people. Risk…
The non-freedom of being free
Freedom is like a backpack given to the wanderer who sets out along an unknown path: it is…
Update: New poetic prose: “Bacchus, Tobacco, and Venus: over the centuries faithful”
I have added a new poetic prose entitled “Bacchus, Tobacco, and Venus: over the centuries faithful.” It is…
Truths, myths, and fantasies about Segovia: a short journey through the notes of classical guitar
Andrés Segovia (1893 – 1987) was unquestionably one of the greatest and most influential musicians of the last…
Elucubrations (and provocations) on transgression
I would like to say a few words about transgression and the intimate meaning that seems too often…
Poetic punctuation: music and Ungaretti’s hermeticism
“It is my heart the most torn country.” (G. Ungaretti) Why is it unimaginable to have music without…
Montale’s squaring word
A formless soul, devoid of regularity, incapable of adapting to the rigid boundaries that quadrature imposes is what…