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Celibidache Conducts Mussorgsky

Mussorgsky composed his work titled “Pictures at an Exhibition” first as a composition for piano solo. Later it was orchestrated beautifully by Maurice Ravel. Quite often this work is performed in correctly in that the …

Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven

Pianist Alfred Brendel is now retired. I see him in a teaching role occasionally. He certainly had a distinguished career! Recently I heard him play the third movement from Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #18. For me, …