
Essays, articles and reviews from The Musical Heritage Review.
From 40 years of our monthly column "Exploring Music" to essays on a wide range of topics, The Musical Heritage Review took the original concept of an "expanded and improved liner notes" idea and became a magazine that was published 18 times a year for 40 years. From wild esoterica to thoughts about the weather, these essays are all about the joy of exploring music.
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Exploring Music
Written for over a decade almost exclusively by editor David M. Greene, "Exploring Music" essays accompanied Musical Heritage Society's Featured Selections. Usually between 5 and 7 essays were written for each edition of The Review, and David occasionally veered WAY off topic and added his own opinions about just about everything.
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Essays
Professors and musicians from the East Coast music schools wrote often for The Musical Heritage Review. The new fields of early music on historically informed instrument practice was a favorite topic of discussion (yay and nay), as was the doings of the Metropolitan Opera and...oh yes, record labels, like The Musical Heritage Society.
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Reviews
Each edition of The Musical Heritage Review contained hundreds of reviews. We've included many of these reviews on the product pages of the recordings we sell here at the site, but we will also feature many reviews here as well.
EXPLORING MUSIC

Anton Rubinstein: Composer, Pianist, and Vision...
Explore Anton Rubinstein’s life, music, and the rare recordings preserved in the Musical Heritage Society collection.
Anton Rubinstein: Composer, Pianist, and Vision...
Explore Anton Rubinstein’s life, music, and the rare recordings preserved in the Musical Heritage Society collection.

Jack Wilkins: A Jazz Guitar Virtuoso’s Legacy w...
Celebrate the artistry of Jack Wilkins, his jazz guitar legacy, and his timeless recordings with the Jazz Heritage Society.
Jack Wilkins: A Jazz Guitar Virtuoso’s Legacy w...
Celebrate the artistry of Jack Wilkins, his jazz guitar legacy, and his timeless recordings with the Jazz Heritage Society.

András Schiff: A Master Pianist’s Enduring Lega...
Explore Sir András Schiff’s artistry and his enduring legacy through recordings with the Musical Heritage Society.
András Schiff: A Master Pianist’s Enduring Lega...
Explore Sir András Schiff’s artistry and his enduring legacy through recordings with the Musical Heritage Society.

Albinoni’s Adagio: A Baroque Lament in B-flat M...
Explore the haunting beauty of Albinoni’s Adagio from his Concerto in B-flat Major for Oboe, Op. 7, No. 3, and its lasting mark on Baroque music.
Albinoni’s Adagio: A Baroque Lament in B-flat M...
Explore the haunting beauty of Albinoni’s Adagio from his Concerto in B-flat Major for Oboe, Op. 7, No. 3, and its lasting mark on Baroque music.

Jim Hall: The Quiet Architect of Modern Jazz Gu...
Explore how Jim Hall’s Jazz Heritage Society recordings capture his subtle genius, emotional clarity, and influential guitar voice.
Jim Hall: The Quiet Architect of Modern Jazz Gu...
Explore how Jim Hall’s Jazz Heritage Society recordings capture his subtle genius, emotional clarity, and influential guitar voice.

Freddie Hubbard: The Uncompromising Voice of Ja...
Explore how Freddie Hubbard’s Jazz Heritage Society recordings reveal the full power of his bold trumpet voice and his place in modern jazz history.
Freddie Hubbard: The Uncompromising Voice of Ja...
Explore how Freddie Hubbard’s Jazz Heritage Society recordings reveal the full power of his bold trumpet voice and his place in modern jazz history.