Ebene Quartet, Live in Paris
While this post is about a string quartet, it is nothing like what you might expect. The Quatuor Ébène is proving that there is far more to the string quartet repertoire than we are used …
Composers Archive
Barbara Bonney sings Mozart
Several years have passed since Soprano Barabara Bonney moved to Salzburg, Austria, where she was a student many years ago. I, like so many others, miss hearing her music. This morning, however, I was surprised …
Helene Grimaud Plays for Us
Earlier today I listened to pianist Helene Grimaud performs the first movement of the Beethoven Moonlight sonata. I have always been very demanding of how this piece is interpreted, because so many pianists fail to …
Richard Egarr Plays Bach
Music composed in the 1700’s sounds entirely different when played on a harpsichord, rather than on a modern piano. That is one of the key differentiators of this interesting recording. Bach, J S: French Suites …
Menachem Pressler at Age 91
I am always in awe of musicians who make it to an advanced age. I am aware that Arturo Toscanini stopped conducting when his memory failed. Other amazing musicians ended their respective careers because performing …