Composers Archive

On this recording, Daniel Barenboim (piano) performs several selections by Claude Debussy. Though he’s conducted much of the orchestral music, Debussy hasn’t figured prominently in Barenboim’s recordings as a pianist until now. Here he performs Book …

Recently I listened again to this amazing masterpiece. It puts huge demands on the soloist. These demands are both for required technical skills, amd also for the ability to convey spirituality and deep feeling. For …

Piazzólla: “Maria de Buenos Aires” Because this is a somewhat weird title, some explanation is in order: Who is María? Horacio Ferrer, author of the text for this unconventional ‘operita’, said she was a representation …

When I watch and listen to an artist perform am amazing composition, there are times when I am totally thrilled. What does it take? Preparation, confidence, execution, and visible enjoyment by the performer. So it …

This recording is a three-disc set of the four Brahms symphonies, recorded live during concert performances at Boston’s Symphony Hall this past November. This new Brahms symphony cycle follows two others recorded previously by the BSO, …