Andre Previn is Gone…
Andre Previn died today in New York at age 89. I met him once, briefly, backstage at Carnegie Hall. He had attended a concert by his former wife, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. I recall being surprised …
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Pianist David Fray Plays Mozart
Pianist David Fray began to study music when he was 4 years old. In 1995 the Conservatory of Tarbes, his native city, awarded him gold medals in piano, music theory, and chamber music. In that …
English Chamber Orchestra Plays Bach
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Works: Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV1046 Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, …
Janos Starker Plays the Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Cellist János Starker and pianist György Sebök, both born in Hungary in the early 1920’s, made a musical team for some 60 years. These recordings were made in 1959 in Paris, where they both found …
New York Philharmonic and its New Conductor Perform for Us.
The New York Philharmonic and its relatively new conductor, Jaap van Zweden, continue the NY Phil’s partnership with Decca with the release of their latest recording, featuring Debussy’s orchestral masterpiece La Mer and Stravinsky’s groundbreaking …