Media Room Live! With David Breskin
David began as a freelance journalist before becoming one of music’s most sought after producers, working with such luminaries as Bill Frisell, Mary Halvorson, and Nels Cline.
He has also published several books of poetry. His most recent is Timestamp: The Daily Practice of Poetry(above).
We talked about the beautiful photo on the cover of his book, AI, music, and poetry. Both of us made profligate use of the “f” word, so be warned.
Media Room Live! With Ariel Quartet
Ariel Quartet, Complete String Quartets, Orchid Classics. Vol I (April 4, 2025), Vol II (November 7, 2025) and Vol. III (July 23, 2025).
Beethoven’s sixteen string quartets are (arguably) the finest examples of the composer’s genius, the core of the quartet repertoire, and some of the greatest music ever created.
I began attending UB’s Slee Beethoven Quartet Cycle in 1990 and my first professional music review was of a March 4, 2011 performance of the third concert in the Cycle, published in Buffalo Spree.
I have reviewed ten Slee Beethoven Cycle concerts and devoted several episodes of Media Room Live! to discussing them, including my October 25, 2025 interview with Ariel Quartet violinist Alexandra Kazovsky, previewing the Ariel’s release of Volume II of the complete Beethoven quartets.
Volume III was released July 23, 2026. On September 17 all four Ariel members will join me at Media Room Live!
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