Robert Schumann: Symphony #2
As an amateur violinist I was a member of several orchestras that included the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra and the San Jose Symphony. There is no better way to become connected to a wonderful composition than …
Composers Archive
Introducing Violinist Bomsori Kim
Bomsori Kim is regarded as one of today’s most exciting instrumentalists. Winner of the 62nd ARD International Music Competition, Bomsori’s exceptional abilities and the poise of her musicianship have been recognized by many of the …
Glenn Gould Plays Bach’s Concerto in F-Minor
J. S. Bach may have been the first to write harpsichord concertos, and even those concertos are more rewritten than written. With only two likely exceptions (including the Fifth Brandenburg), Bach’s 15 concertos for harpsichord …
Christiane Karg Sings Lieder by Richard Strauss
I love the way in which German Soprano Christiane Karg sings the songs by Richard Strauss. She has the sense, I believe, that Strauss composed so many of these songs for his wife, Pauline, who …
Alina Ibragimova Performs Music by Shostakovich
This is Alina Ibragimova’s and Vladimir Jurowski’s second collaboration on disc, following their 2012 accounts of the Mendelssohn concertos, and as on that recording Jurowski’s choice of orchestra suits the repertoire to perfection: if the …