Abbado’s Mahler.
Mahler’s 6th symphony. Conducted by Claudio Abbado. This symphony is often referred to as Mahler’s ‘Tragic Symphony’ and much has been written about the significance of the hammer blows incorporated in the music – …
Composers Archive
Roussel’s Piano Music
Albert Roussel: Piano Music Vol. 1 French composer Albert Roussel created a unique style in his music, and he remains one of the most intriguing of the French composers. Roussel loved to travel to …
Piano Trios.
Beethoven: Piano Trios (complete) Performed by the Trio Elegiaque Beethoven found that the Piano Trio offered him the perfect vehicle for the development of his compositional techniques, and for the exploration of instrumental brilliance …
Celebrate with Strauss!
Die Fledermaus! Opera for the New Year. There’s hardly a better opera to enjoy the holiday time than “Die Fledermaus”, Johann Strauss II’s composition which describes the culture and mores of imperial Vienna during …
Stradivari’s violins.
Beethoven: Stradivari Voices Sonatas for violin and piano On this CD, violinist Giuliano Fontanella has recorded three of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, each with a different violin crafted by Antonio Stradivari. The result is quite …