Composers Archive

    Khatia Buniatishvili plays Chopin. After her first recording of compositions by Liszt, pianist Khatia Buniatishvili followed this up with an album that encompasses five works by Frédéric Chopin. This album marks her debut …

 Christiane Karg, Soprano. I last wrote about this marvelous singer on August 1, 2014; I almost feel that I neglected her. However, this Bavarian-born singer is able to hold her own, based on the excellence …

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner is one of my favorite conductors. This post is about his interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5. Mendelssohn’s Symphony number 5 was written in 1830 to commemorate …

  Hough’s “In the Night”. I have admired the performances of pianist Stephen Hough for many years. In this recording, he brings together several compositions, including his own, to illustrate man’s conceptions, images, and fears …

  Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara Wieck Schumann: Piano Trios. There is no equal in music history to the intertwining of personal and artistic relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara Wieck. The …