We’re watching Stephen Malinowski’s “Music Animations” on Youtube over dinner.
It’s great for seeing the structure of fugues.
But he ranges far beyond the baroque, and our dinner concerts have exposed us to a wider range of classical music.
Last night, the boy joyfully marched around to Sousa.
She’s repeatedly enjoyed the dissonance of Bartok’s From the Diary of a Fly.
And of course I’d be remiss if I did not mention the Goldberg Variations.
Malinowski’s website includes pages listing some initial recommendations, a list of youtube highlights, and how-to, all worth a visit.
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I was first introduced to his work at an Edward Tufte seminar while still in college. Soon after, I bought one of Malinowski’s early DVD’s. Even though it’s now all available for free, I’m happy to have supported his work before he became cool.
His patient labor over the decades (he barely monetizes his videos!) is a tantalizing sample of the optimistic internet we all expected in the 90’s.
Maybe the rest of us will get there someday.