Artists Archive

I have for you today Richard Strauss’ song, “Ständchen” with one of my favorite singers, Christiane Karg. And this song… my goodness, this song makes me happy in the best way. I love the liveliness …

The Three Intermezzi Op 117 are products of the final phase of Brahms’ creativity. They belong to the astonishing collection of short piano pieces that he composed in 1892–3 and published in four collections, Opp …

Beethoven’s Violin Sonata #5 reflects the composer’s strong love of nature. The Sonata’s nickname seems to have been bestowed by others who found the opening Allegro suggestive of spring, no doubt deriving from the loveliness …

Johannes Brahms composed his Violin Concerto for his friend and renowned violinist, Joseph Joachim. Many critics at the time claimed the music Brahms had written was too difficult as it included rapid broken chords, scales …

The Hagen String Quartet from Salzburg is my all-time favorite chamber music group. In fact, many years ago when they came to Carmel, California, I met them all there for an interview. they were very …