Composers Archive
Mahler’s Third and Fourth.
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4. Both of these symphonies are among my great favorites of Gustav Mahler’s works. And for different reasons: I visited the place in Austria where the Third was composed; …
Bruckner’s Music.
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim conducting. I still have difficulty connecting with Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. Whenever I make a serious effort to listen …
Orchestral Pieces.
Wagner: Preludes and Interludes. I am one of those folks who have never connected with the Wagner operas. I find them too serious, too “stuffy”, and also lacking in any humor. This might also …
Zimmermann’s Mozart.
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4, Rondo K. 373 and Andante K. 261. I frequently end my day by listening to Frank Peter Zimmermann perform the sonatas for violin and piano by Johann …