Composers Archive

“War Horse” The title of today’s post refers to music that is so well-known that perhaps we have stopped listening to its magic. Other compositions in this category are the Symphony #5 by Beethoven, or …

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, conducting After Joseph Stalin had died, and after Dmitry Shostakovich’s music had been publicly denounced in his own …

Bach, J S: Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830 Performed by Malcolm Proud (harpsichord) On this CD, Irish keyboard artist Malcolm Proud, one of the world’s leading performers of the harpsichord, presents a recording of one of …

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Performed by Marlis Petersen (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Werner Güra (tenor) and Gerald Finley (bass), with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, conducted by Nikolaus …

Tokyo String Quartet: Quartets by Dvorak and Smetana The announcement of Kazuhide Isomura and Kikuei Ikeda’s retirement from the Tokyo String Quartet in June, 2013 led to the disbanding of the quartet following the end …