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When two outstanding musicians team up in a partnership, I always anticipate new recordings by them. On this recording we have Isabelle Faust (violin), and Alexander Melnikov (piano) returning with more great music. Following a …

I had the opportunity today to begin yet another exploration of the music of Anton Bruckner. I began with the careful study of Bruckner’s Symphony number 4. I loved the music! Anton Bruckner was an …

Hilary Hahn first came onto the classical scene in 1997 with her debut album ‘Hilary Hahn plays Bach’. I remember seeing her at a concert in Carmel when she was a young woman who was …

Venue: Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany Performers: Orchestre National de Lyon Leonard Slatkin conductor Katia Buniatishvili piano Program: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, op. 11 Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C …

Sergei Rachmaninov composed “Vocalise”, and it was published in 1915 as the last of his 14 Songs or 14 Romances, Op. 34. Written for high voice with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but is …