Conductors Archive

Aaron Copland! Several of my favorite Copland compositions are on this CD: The Clarinet Concerto, with David Shifrin Music for the Theater (1925) Quiet City Dance Panels Gerard Schwarz conducts the New York Chamber Symphony …

Creative Site! The New York Philharmonic Orchestra now has a neat site where one can follow the conductor’s score while listening to a major symphony. Imagine: you can follow an old score from the time …

Barenboim’s Anniversary on Stage!  I was quite moved by this recording. I will try to express why I was moved: There are two DVD’s. The first is a recording of Daniel Barenboim’s recital at the …

Haitink’s Master Class! Conducting Workshops at the Royal College of Music, London Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F-Major Bernard Haitink is one the most celebrated conductors of our time. For more than 25 years he …

Shostakovich 11th! The Eleventh Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich gets its character by the creation of atmosphere, color, and the repetition of simple folk-like tunes and musical motives. Conductor Vasily Petrenko captures this atmosphere by showing …