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Composers Rachmaninov, Sergey Vassilievich (1873-1943) Works Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10 Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13 Label Berlin Classics Here are selections from this recording:

Pianist Wilhelm Backhaus (1884–1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but the champion of Beethoven and Brahms we know from his later years performed a much wider repertoire before the war. This set …

There are compositions that seem technically simple, yet in reality they are emotionally quite challenging to perform. One such example is the Siciliana BWV 596 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Here is a pianist who knows …

For my friends in Birmingham, UK Venue: Symphony Hall Broad StreetB1 2EA Birmingham, UK Doors open: 14:00 Johann Strauss – Die Fledermaus: Overture Robert Schumann – Cello Concerto, with Stephen Isserlis Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, with Nikolaj …

“Puccini In Love” is the first album by the award winning operatic tenor Roberto Alagna and his wife, soprano Aleksandra Kurzak. Together they are the golden couple of the opera world. The album features some …