Midori’s Bach
Midori Plays Bach Let’s hear what the violinist herself says about performing the music of J. S. Bach: “The story goes that, when I was about two years old, my mother found me humming a …
Composers Archive
Placido Domingo Sings
50 Best Placido Domingo Arias! Performed by Placido Domingo (tenor) This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks featuring one of the greatest tenors of this age: Plácido Domingo. Born in Spain in 1941, Domingo spent his …
Chopin by Ingrid Fliter
Ingrid Fliter performs: Chopin I have been reviewing many exciting pianists recently. And Ingrid Fliter certainly seems to belong to the group from whom we likely will hear a lot more. As a winner of …
Tasmin Little’s Elgar
Recordings of Elgar’s violin concerto are issued much more frequently now. Now here’s another, with soloist Tasmin Little, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and with another fine Elgar performer, conductor Andrew Davis. This CD was …
Shostakovich’s concertos
Dmitri Shostakovich: Two Piano concertos and violin/piano sonata Op. 134 The many facets of Shostakovich’s music are demonstrated in this excellent CD. His youthful spirits are ever-present in the 1932 concerto for piano, solo trumpet, …