Composers Archive

Austrian composer Franz Schubert was born on 31 January, 1797. For reference, Mozart had died six years earlier. This recording comprises a selection of Schubert’s works for piano from 1815 – 1818, plus the Hungarian Melody …

Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion, and other piano music Bartók: Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csik, BB 45b, Sz. 35a Sonatina, BB 69, Sz. 55 3 Rondos on Slovak …

I am a huge admirer of pianist Grigory Sokolov In my view he is one of the three top pianists on the planet today, Let me Illustrate how I arrived at this conclusion. Music is …

A new name emerged into my music world today, and his name is Nathan Meltzer. How, you ask? I read about the first place award given at a music competition in Britain. And I know …

What can I say? Yes, I write often about Khatia Buniatishvili, be it about her concerts, or about her recordings. Today I want to share with you Khatia’s recording of music by Rachmaninov: Rachmaninov: Piano …