Composers Archive

Joyce’s Barber… Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia The performers are: Juan Diego Florez (Count Almaviva), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro), Alessandro Corbelli (Doctor Bartolo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basilio), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta), Changhan Lim (Fiorello), …

Dinnerstein concert In January, 2011, I last talked with you about the amazing pianist, Simone Dinnerstein. Not good… Too much time has passed since I spoke with you about her. This is an outstanding American …

Evgeny Sviridov Three sonatas by J.S.Bach, and two by Heinrich Biber Performed by Evgeny Sviridov, violin and Zita Mikijanska, Harpsichord There is no doubt about Mr. Sviridov’s strong musical training and also about the fact …

Bach’s Oboe I have always loved the sound of the Oboe because of its expressive, wailing, sad voice. And composers over many hundreds of years have given us some great music in which the Oboe …

Achucarro’s Spain This DVD presents a recital of Spanish piano music, given by Achúcarro in Madrid. Also on this disc is a performance of Manuel de Falla’s “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” with the …