Rachmaninov Symphony #3
Rachmaninov’s Symphony No 3, written in 1936, is the work of a composer in exile, and is filled with nostalgia for Russia. This is a contrast to the more expansive Symphony Number 2, which was …
Composers Archive
Music from Czechoslovakia
Janacek and Smetana:String Quartets. We get to enjoy the following selections on this CD: Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’ String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E …
Artistic Collaboration
Schumann and Berg: Dorothea Röschmann and Mitsuko Uchida perform. On this recording, two great artists at the peak of their powers, the soprano Dorothea Röschmann and the pianist Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Schumann (Liederkreis, …
Alisa’s Sonatas
Alisa Weilerstein plays: Chopin and Rachmaninov. Alisa Weilerstein’s recording of the Elgar Cello Concerto, and her subsequent recording of the Dvorak cello concerto were both enthusiastically received. Now she and Inon Barnatan are out with …
Yuja Plays Ravel
Yuja Wang plays Ravel. I remember clearly the first time that I heard the piano concerto by Maurice Ravel. It was at Carnegie Hall, and the soloist was non other than Martha Argerich. Yes, I …