Dvorak’s Quartets
Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’ Performed by The Pavel Haas Quartet I first wrote in this Blog about the …
Composers Archive
Pletnev’s Beethoven
I have heard Mikhail Pletnev as a solo pianist, as a performer of concerti, and as a conductor. And…. I admire him greatly as a creative musician. While I may occasionally be surprised by his …
Three Interpretations
Three interpretations of a masterpiece The Adagietto movement of Mahler’s 5th symphony is certainly a masterpiece that is loved by Millions. Let’s explore how three conductors interpret this music: 1. Herbert von Karajan 2. Leonard …
Don Giovanni
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 For this Mozart masterpiece, a truly remarkable cast of opera stars came together for an amazing concert performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the baton of …
Burleske by Argerich
Richard Strauss by Argerich Old CD’s are frequently unbelievable, when it comes to the quality of the music. Here we have several master performers, doing the following music by Richard Strauss, performed with the Berlin …