Composers Archive

  Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons, conducting. In these live recordings, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and its longtime chief conductor, …

  This post is about my favorite viola player, performing: Three amazing sonatas. Tabea Zimmermann is my favorite violist these days. That’s saying a lot, when I reflect on violists such as Pinchas Zukerman and …

  That’s how it’s done! If you have not heard of Alina Ibragimova, this post is for you. Alina Ibragimova was born in Russia in 1985; as such, she’s 29 years old. Her childhood, both …

  Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos and Sinfonia Concertante. On this album violinist Rachel Barton Pine, violist Matthew Lipman, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and Sir Neville Marriner give us a gift in …

  Brahms: Symphony No. 2 As many of you know, I love the music of Johannes Brahms, and I actually visited some of the villages in Austria where Brahms composed and spent his summer vacations. …