Composers Archive

The fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Copland series from John Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic opens with Copland’s very successful Symphony No. 3 (1944 – 46). The optimistic spirit of this work resonated perfectly …

Pianist Sviatoslav Richter was an amazing pianist. He died in 1997. I admired his performances of the Russian masters and also some of the great German music. Occasionally I become annoyed when his tempi are …

This album is violinist Arabella Steinbacher’s tribute to the favorite composer of her family household. The music of Richard Strauss has played a major role throughout her life. As great Strauss lovers, her parents named …

The Berlin Album is Yuja Wang’s passionate survey of compositions by Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Ligeti and Prokofiev. Yuja Wang’s philosophy of music is both simple and profoundly complex. “I want to relate all life to music,” …

The music on this album raises at least two intriguing questions: First, are these concertos original Bach creations? Secondly, should they be played on modern pianos. The two issues are in fact closely linked by …