Composers Archive

    Grigory Sokolov: Live in Paris I listened to pianist Grigory Sokolov last night, and I was totally blown away. This is an astounding musician and an amazing craftsman. Sokolov’s pianistic touch seems quite …

  Primakov’s Piano. Vassily Primakov plays Chopin. I enjoy recordings of Chopin’s piano music if the recording provides diversity. As such, my preference is a selection of a few Waltzes, a few Mazurkas, a Sonata, …

  Edward Elgar Cello Concerto and other works. The Elgar Cello Concerto, Op. 85, has long been one of my favorite compositions for cello. On this CD, we hear Paul Watkins as the cello soloist in …

  Claudio Abbado conducts: Music of Haydn and Mozart. This CD pays tribute to the late conductor Claudio Abbado, who died in January 2014. In 2004, he founded the ‘Orchestra Mozart’ as a meeting-place for …

  Schumann: String Quartets, Op. 41 Nos. 1-3. Performed by the Quatuor Hermès. The four members of the Quatuor Hermès have chosen the three string quartets by Robert Schumann as a vehicle to become better …