Composer Biographer Jan Swafford • Living The Creative Life

[@shumiatcher]

Jan Swafford has educated and inspired a generation of musicians and laypeople - merci

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

We are so happy to hear from you-thank you! It was a pleasure to meet with him and to have insights into his incredible world ✨

[@Vermontist1]

Happily, MORE than one generation.

[@m.a.3322]

To Zsolt & Team - thank you so much for enriching the lives of those of us who love classical music and artists. Jan is such a deeply intellectual yet warm soul. Showcasing people like him are exactly why your show is so necessary for our community of musicians and listeners alike! ❤️

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Your words are deeply meaningful to us and I am so grateful that you took the time to watch, and not only that you connected with it, but also wrote to us. I hope you will enjoy our next releases, each Friday at our current pace--warmest wishes--zsolt

[@donaldwright6617]

What a marvelous interview, with such intelligent questions and perceptive and moving responses. (I loved Swafford's mention of Brahms's letter to Hanslick, damning the latter's treatise on beauty in music with faint praise!)

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Don! It’s terrific to hear from you, one of our most generous supporters over the years-thank you! This episode is one of my favorites for sure-our guest needed very little prompting from me to shine as he does. I owe you a phone call! -zsolt ✨

[@donaldwright6617]

@@Living-the-Creative-Life Hi Zsolt! Nice to hear from you-sorry to have been out of touch for so long. Looking forward to hearing from you, and catching up!

[@ScottPalmer-mp1we]

I have greatly enjoyed Mr. Swafford's Beginner's Guide to Classical Music and have learned a lot form it. I'll have to check out some of his other writings.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thanks so much for this feedback-we hope others will check out these volumes too!

[@quaver1239]

A more-than-interesting interview. Thank you so much, Zsolt Bognár.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

We are so glad you enjoyed this one--this was truly a favorite guest for me in the history of our show. Hope you will enjoy our next one, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes! -Zsolt

[@robertosans5250]

Thank you for this intimate interview with one of the greater influencers in the world of clissical music of this century. Truly enjoyed it.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thank you so much for your wonderful support!

[@jackarcher7495]

I've been meaning to read his biography of Brahms for years. This will spur me to get it at last.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

@@jackarcher7495 let us know how you like his writing!

[@harryhagan5937]

Thank you for one of the most informative and enjoyable interviews ever. I've read each of Mr. Swafford's terrific bios, and this illuminates their content even more thoroughly. This was deeply moving. Blessings on you both.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Thank you so much for your amazing words and feedback-we’re so happy you like this one!!

[@lowe7471]

Great interview. Great series. Thank you for sharing these.

[@richterkleiber]

So glad you enjoyed this and others-thank you so so much!

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

We are grateful to you!

[@TheRickuren]

Swafford’s Ives biography is one of my favorite books. Period.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Indeed! We encourage others to follow your lead and to check it out ✨👍

[@christophercurdo4384]

Fascinating. Just a spectacularly informative discussion.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

We are so happy you enjoyed this one with Jan Swafford!

[@brittopiano]

Is so beautiful the way Swafford talks about Ives and how big this composer had in his journey in life. I could never imagined that. I'm gonna try to find the biography about Charles Ives and the letters he exchange with his wife. Another thing, in the end of the interview when he talks about the farewell Brahms gave to Schumann in his third Symphony is so beautiful, moving with make me wished to live around who had such love for music. Thanks Mr.Swafford, you're one of kind. And my many thanks To Zsolt & Team, who makes my passion for music stay alive as I'm a graduate student of music myself, the life as a musician is pretty hard, but times like this make me hopeful of better days. My best wishes !

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Wow, thanks so much. So meaningful to have these words from you-please keep in touch! -zsolt

[@aurelbetz2172]

Can anyone enlighten me which one the "farewell" symphony is? Was it known under that name back then? I doubt this 'subtitle' is commonly used among musicians presently.

[@razefkhan]

Greetings from Bangladesh. Such a wonderfully insightful interview .Thank you

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Bangladesh-this is really great to hear from you and from so far away-we are truly grateful to hear from you! Please keep in touch, best wishes-zsolt ✨

[@razefkhan]

@@Living-the-Creative-Life i have been following your channel for a while love all the talks and focus around mental health and hard hitting questions! Being a cellist who started at 18 and some how learned to play it came with some battle scars like self doubt, imposter syndrome etc your interviews really help to gain perspective .Once again a heartfelt thank you to you and the team for putting it up. Razef khan

[@emilyhutjes]

What a gift and surprise this conversation is. 🌷🌷🌷♥🎶📒✒ (Dec. 2023)

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@leahhamdaoui7755]

really enjoy your interviews, personable, informative and stimulating. thank you.

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

We are so grateful that you like the series! Thank you so much for being in touch-we have some exciting releases coming up, and look for them each Friday!

[@mickizurcher]

Did you re-record the theme music? it sounds like it, very tidy

[@Living-the-Creative-Life]

Good ear--we did indeed, in order to film the sequence with a refreshed look for our next chapter of story-telling. Thanks for being such a fan!