Composers Archive

Schumann: Cello Concerto Ophelie Gaillard’s first recording of the Bach cello suites was really excellent, a virtuosic performance of a youthful Bach, a Bach as energetic and creative as the performer herself. Now we get …

Handel: Violin Sonatas When I was a youngster, one of the first major pieces I was asked to study was one of the Handel violin sonatas. I have had the hard copy music for these …

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3 Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30 Souvenir …

Schubert in the round Yesterday I heard a wonderful performance of the Schubert Symphony #5, a great personal favorite of mine. This innovative performance was not only one of great interpretation, phrasing, and sensitivity of …

Mahler Symphony #2 I remember a time many years ago, when I was on vacation in London. And I went to a concert by the London Philharmonic, where I heard the Mahler Second for the …