Composers Archive

 I have written before about Soprano Christiane Karg, and I shared with you how much I admire her interpretation of the music of Richard Strauss. Here is an example of a recording by Ms Karg, …

I have been playing the violin since the age of 7, and I continue to be delighted when I hear an artist somewhat new to me playing this instrument in a totally beautiful and sensitive …

Hough Plays Tchaikovsky While the CD has not yet been released, there are some really interesting aspects to it: The *first* Tchaikovsky concerto is the “Warhorse”, which was made more famous by Van Cliburn when …

Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto in D for string orchestra was composed in response to a 1946 commission from Paul Sacher to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Basel Chamber Orchestra (Basler Kammerorchester, BKO). It premiered on …

Nicholas Angelich plays Brahms I love the piano music of Brahms! That includes the music for piano with orchestra (he composed two piano concerti), and also so much wonderful music that he composed for solo …