In Memory of Carlos Kleiber
Legendary conductor Carlos Kleiber was born on July 3, 1930. In my view, he was one of the greatest conductors of all time. Actually the Kleiber family brought to the public two amazing musicians: The …
Composers Archive
July 6: Clarinet Concert at Wigmore Hall London
Here is an interesting musical event in London on July 6 2017: Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet, and Jose Gallardo, piano, at Wigmore Hall, London Venue address: 36 Wigmore St, Marylebone, London W1U 2BP, UK Date: 6 …
Volodos Plays in Vienna
In April of this year, I shared with you my reactions when I heard Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos play the music of Johannes Brahms on a Sony recording. He played some of my great favorites, …
Music for a Summer Night, with Renee Fleming
Summer Night Concert 2017 This recorded outdoor concert featured the following music: Dvorak: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Za tihlou Gazelou (from Armida), with Renée Fleming (soprano) Mesícku na nebi hlubokém ‘Song to the Moon’ (from Rusalka), …
Richter Plays Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann
For many years now I have been a huge fan of music performed by Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter. Now a new recording has just been issued of additional interpretations by this great artist. The title …