The Hagen Quartet Performs Schubert’s “Rosamunde” Quartet
The Quartet in A minor by Schubert is a beloved work; in some way we group it with the ‘Unfinished’ Symphony as giving us the heart of the composer. But with the quartet as with …
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Soprano Lucia Popp Sings Mozart
Lucia Popp started her career in lighter repertoire before delving into more lyric roles. Mozart dominated her early career, particularly the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” She made her …
See How Conductor Carlos Kleiber Achieved His Amazing Results!
In my view Carlos Kleiber was the greatest orchestral and Operatic conductor of the past 100 years. Have a look at his rehearsal methods in the video below. Yes, his instructions are in German, but …
Mozart’s String Quintet KV 515
The opening of the Mozart string quintet K. 515, as the cello dances upward through the light accompaniment of its fellow players recalls the opening of Haydn’s “Bird” Quartet (Op. 33, No. 3), but thereafter …
Sviatoslav Richter Performs the Prelude & Fugue #13 by Bach
Pianist Sviatoslav Richter possessed a technique that conquered almost every obstacle, a sound that commanded the colors of the rainbow and an intellect and imagination that permitted an authoritative grasp of possibly the largest repertory …