There's a pretty cool new website devoted to classical music called SinfiniMusic.com.
It's full of features, videos, interviews, podcasts, columnists, reviews and, of course, music (although you do have to download the Spotify streaming service to listen to more than short excerpts). The site covers just about any subject you can think of: artists, composers, trends, history, you-name-it.
And it's done in a very easy-going and, yes, fun way.
What's cool is that it's designed for all levels of interest in classical music. If you're just curious or mildly interested, there's bound to be something to attract your attention and guide you along. And if you're more of a seasoned expert, there's plenty of meatier commentary to dig into.
Right now there's an interesting featured section on "The Conductor," complete with a video of Roger Norrington explaining what a conductor actually does; a list of the "Top 20 Greatest Conductors" (always subject to disagreement, as the comments show); a podcast interview with the American conductor Marin Alsop, who's now stationed in Brazil; an in-depth look at the 82-CD box set of all of Herbert von Karajan's orchestral recordings from the 1960s (yes, that's 82 CDs!); an interview with Sir Georg Solti's widow; and a look at what has been deemed the greatest classical recording ever: the Solti Ring.
Go check it out!
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