Cadenza Classical's Substack

"Dings and Beeps"

A Reflection on Jonathan Biss's piece

Oct 3 • 

Saurab Bhargava

September 2025

A Weekend with Rick

Cadenza Conversation 3: Strauss and the Hero's Journey

Sep 15 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Ticket to the World

Classical Music as a Passport

Sep 8 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Grappling with Problematic Masterpieces

Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin

Sep 3 • 

Saurab Bhargava

July 2025

Ready to Launch

Opening Cadenza Up To The Community

Jul 11 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Giant Leaps of Music

Works That Changed the Game

Jul 8 • 

Saurab Bhargava

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June 2025

Time with Friends

On holiday with my family in France, I managed to secure a few free minutes to venture out on my own while they comfortably slept in after a late…

Jun 25 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Scheherazade for 10 Dollars on a Sunday Afternoon

For the Love of Local Orchestras

Jun 20 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Seven Basic Plots: Quest Fulfilled

Reflections on a Journey

Jun 10 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Seven Basic Plots 7: Rebirth

Mahler's Monumental Resurrection

Jun 6 • 

Saurab Bhargava

Seven Basic Plots 6: Tragedy

Pathos in the Pathétique

Jun 3 • 

Saurab Bhargava

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May 2025

Seven Basic Plots 5: Comedy

Wisdom from the Trickster

May 27 • 

Saurab Bhargava

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