Composers Archive

Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos! Richard Strauss was married to a singer; and he produced some of the most amazing music for the Soprano voice. This music is well-known not only in many of …

Michael Collins: British Clarinet Sonatas This CD is Volume 1 in a new series of British Clarinet Sonatas, featuring clarinetist Michael Collins in works by Bax, Bliss, Howells, Ireland, and Stanford. He is accompanied by …

Kempff’s Moonlight Early this morning, I listened to the late pianist, Wilhelm Kempff, performing the Sonata #14, also called the “Moonlight sonata” by Beethoven. Yea… this is a real warhorse; played by so many musicians; …

Mozart: Coronation Mass Mozart wrote the ‘Coronation’ Mass just two weeks after his appointment as Court Organist for the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. The work achieved great renown after its performance at the Imperial Coronation in …

St. Lawrence Concert Review Several forces were visible at the concert on Sunday afternoon, March 11th, 2012 at Stanford University Dinkelspiel Music Hall: A. The ability of Ludwig van Beethoven to continue to draw a …