Composers Archive

Violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt has already established herself as one of the most sought-after violists In recent years. In addition to appearances as soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Sphinx …

My post today features three amazing performers: Soprano Barbara Bonney was trained in Salzburg, Austria. She actually began as a Cello student, and switched to voice later. After an international career singing Opera, Oratorios, and …

I heard Lisa Batiashvili for the first time while I was on vacation in Toronto many years ago. She was fairly new to the concert stage, yet I heard a lot of promise in her …

During a brief visit to Budapest in 1910 Claude Debussy was impressed by the Gypsy-style cafe ensembles he heard in the city. Of one Gypsy musician, Debussy wrote: “In an ordinary, commonplace café, he gave …

Austrian composer Franz Schubert left us about 600 songs. Among these is the amazing “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, in English: Gretchen at the spinning wheel. The lyrics are as follows: Gretchen at the spinning-wheel English Translation …