The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending, a tone poem by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, was first performed in London on June 14, 1921. The piece was scored for solo violin and piano in 1914 and revised by …
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Masaaki Suzuki Plays Bach
A busy schedule as music director of the Bach Collegium Japan, and as a sought-after guest conductor doesn’t stop Masaaki Suzuki from returning to his first loves, the organ and the harpsichord. With the present …
Daniil Trifonov Plays Rachmaninov
Pianist Daniil Trifonov was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Soviet Union on 5 March 1991, the only child of a composer father and a music teacher mother. He began studying the piano at the age of five, …
Lise de la Salle Plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto #1
In just a few years, through her international concert appearances and her award-winning recordings, 29 year-old Lise de la Salle has established a reputation as one of today’s most exciting young artists and as a …
Happy Birthday Carlos Kleiber!!
Carlos Kleiber was born on July 3rd, 1930 in Berlin, Germany and he ultimately became one of the greatest orchestral conductors of the 20th century. As the Nazi’s emerged in Europe, the Kleiber family moved …