Hello! I’m The Omniscient Mussel. Thanks for stopping by. In this space you’ll find comment on things at least tenuously related to classical music and culture with regular features like The Weekly Quiz and Spine Tinglers alongside out and out silliness.
Miss Mussel has been heavily influenced by Emily Post and Sir Donald Francis Tovey and hopes to continue in the tradition of insightful commentary overlaid by razor sharp wit. Failing that, hopefully you’ll at least enjoy the videos.
Offline, Miss Mussel’s alter ego Marcia Adair, is a classical music critic, ghostwriter, and photographer living just west of The Centre Of The Universe.
Dear Miss Mussel,
As I did my PhD thesis on synfire chains I am well placed to answer any enquiries you ...
Oh dear! All I meant was that I first heard a of the story from you and then went ...
I'm not sure if I had the tip of the iceberg because I'm cold or because I'm a skimmer.
Or ...
Honestly, I don't think that answer is at all compelling. Movies are an integral part of contemporary culture to which ...
It's true that the Brahms First Piano Concerto hasn't changed, but each pianist plays it slightly differently, of course. ...
Tharaud is very good in Couperin, and his disc of Rameau is equally fine. Re Tic Tac Choc, there ...
as far as books ("load of crap" - larkin) are concerned, and depending on the amount of time you have, ...