Composers Archive

Renée Fleming: Poemes Sensual French Masterpieces In this CD, Renée Fleming presents her first-ever recording of Ravel’s amazing work, “Shéhérazade”. Also included are two 20th – century French vocal masterpieces. Complementing Shéhérazade is Olivier Messiaen’s …

Sviatoslav Richter Sviatoslav Richter was – in my view — one of the greatest Russian pianists of the twentieth century. He was born in the Ukraine, on March 20, 1915. The young Richter was essentially …

Puccini ≡ Passion This audio CD will be released on January 24, 2012 Cheryl Barker first broke the hearts of audiences worldwide as Mimì in the imaginative production of La Bohème. In this CD titled …

Rehearsing Beethoven I have very high regard for Mikhail Pletnev as both a pianist and as a conductor. I have found him to be a sensitive musician, intent on stressing the fine details of each …

Federico Mompou: Cançons i danzas & Preludes Mompou: Preludi Cançon y Danzas Performed by Alicia de Larrocha (piano) I did not know the music of Federico Mompou until I heard it performed by pianist Stephen …