hank Archive

On this CD, violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing returns to her roots in this Grieg recital, joined by Simon Trpeski at the piano. Each of Edvard Griegs violin sonatas marks a decisive phase in the composer’s artistic …

Unlike other other composers, Rachmaninoff did not publish his preludes in a single ordered set. He wrote the first Prelude in 1892 at age 19 as part of his Opus 3, Morceaux de fantaisie (“Fantasy …

I first heard María Dueñas recently in a video, and she looked far more mature and experienced than her 17 years. What I heard during the next few minutes was spectacular virtuosity, electrifying drive, and sensitive …

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto in B-flat major, published as No. 2, was in fact his first in order of composition. He may have started the Concerto as early as 1793, in Bonn, and continued it later …

Peter Tchaikovsky composed his Violin Concerto in 1878 after some disastrous personal issues. Soon after, a friend visited with the composer and brought with him the score for Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnol. The next day they …