Choosing the best timpani mallets for the kind of music you’re playing is vital. Different styles of timpani mallets determine the tone you’ll produce when you play the timpani. With well over two ...

Which timpani mallets are best? Timpani drums have a resonant sound that adds power to an orchestral piece. However, it is not solely the drums that provide the distinctive sound. The timpani mallets ...

There is a quality about Leonard Bernstein’s music which has kept it fresh and cool for decades. Saturday’s Opus 2014 Gala Concert opened with Three Dance Episodes from On the Town. I wonder if ...

Says German Conductor Hermann Scherchen: “I enjoy doing what other conductors don’t want to do or can’t do.” Known to U.S. listeners—from his records only—as a master of the classical repertory, he is ...

The technical aspects of this release run the risk of overwhelming its musical qualities: this version of Dvořák’s "New World" symphony is spread over six 45rpm LP sides and is, remarkably, a wholly ...

Matt Bassett can bang the drum slowly, tap it briskly or manage any other technique required by composer and conductor. The busy area percussionist and teacher is a member of the Cleveland Pops ...

A mainstay of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he also composed music that elevated overlooked instruments like the timpani. By Javier C. Hernández Lamenting the abundance of what he called “rat-a-tat, ...