Composers Archive

Rehearsals, rehearsals… About 8 years ago, my wife and I traveled to Toronto, Canada, to help celebrate my brother in law’s 70th birthday. While I was there, I attended a concert by the Toronto Symphony, …

Mozart: Don Giovanni Starring Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Solveig Kringelborn, Paul Groves, Hei-Kyung Hong, John Relyea, Sergei Koptchak; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus; James Levine, conducting I have reviewed several newer DVD’s of …

Melnikov’s Shostakovich Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op 87 The inspiration for Shostakovich’s amazing music for the piano resulted from his 1950 visit to Leipzig as a jury member of the Bach Competition. As a result, …

Brahms: The Complete Symphonies Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (Complete) Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Variations on a theme by Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a ‘St Anthony Variations’ Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Carlo Maria …

Passion vs. Indifference There are times when a performer plays a musical composition and the results are so passionate, magical, and memorable that no matter how many years pass, I am hard-pressed to experience another …