Notes from the Archive
Heritage
Music history for humans — the stories behind the pieces that outlived their makers.
Immortal · David Garrett
One Track at a Time
Five recordings from Immortal, taken one at a time — what each piece was before it was his.
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 01Beau soirClaude Debussy
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 1
Beau soir — A Beautiful Evening, and the Sea
2 July 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 02Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJohann Sebastian Bach
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 2
The Joy That Outgrew Its Name
7 July 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 03GigaFrancesco Maria Veracini
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 3
The Dance That Outlived the Dancer
15 July 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 04Theme from Schindler’s ListJohn Williams
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 4
The Lilt You Taught Me
18 July 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 05Valse sentimentalePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 5
The Only Reply That Survives
3 August 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 06La chasseFritz Kreisler
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 6
The Hunt That Caught the Wrong Man
10 August 2026
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 7
The Aria That Outlived Its Maker
26 June 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 08CantabileNiccolò Paganini
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 8
The Devil’s Violinist, Caught Singing
21 August 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 09Mélodie-ElégieJules Massenet
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 9
The Elegy Played by the Furies
30 August 2026
Heritage
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 10Hungarian Dance No. 17Johannes Brahms
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 10
The Work Without a Number
8 September 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 11“Sweet Remembrance”Felix Mendelssohn
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 11
The Name He Never Gave It
21 September 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 12Perpetuum mobileOttokar Nováček
Immortal · One Track at a Time · No. 12
The Man Who Had to Stop
24 September 2026
Immortal · One Track at a TimeNo. 13NocturneJean Sibelius
NewImmortal · One Track at a Time · No. 13
The Other Nováček
30 September 2026
Heritage
Music History & Heritage
Bériot’s Concerto, Bériot’s Violin
6 September 2026
Instruments
The Least Valuable Violin in the Room
23 August 2026
ESSAY
fermata — hold. longer than is comfortable.
Essay
The Value of Silence
13 July 2026
1935
Music History & Heritage
The Violinist Who Invented His Own Masters
13 June 2026
1703
Music History & Heritage
The Red Priest and the Girls Behind the Grille
11 June 2026
Review
Instruments
The Memory of Wood
2 March 2026