Conductors Archive

Yesterday afternoon I listened again to violinist Julia Fischer perform the concerto number 3 in G-Major by Mozart. My sense has always been that this music must be played with elegance and grace, rather than in …

I love the symphony number 4 by Beethoven. Not only is it wonderfully melodic, but also I find in it great calm and solace during troubled times. In this new recording, the fourth is coupled …

This is a terrific recording of music that is a foundation for 20th century music: Stravinsky: The Firebird Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119, with Yefim Bronfman (piano) The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, …

I have for you today some details about the new recording of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony #2. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’, performed by Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) and Olga Borodina (mezzo), with the Münchner Philharmoniker and the …

The symphony number 6 by Tchaikovsky is one of my great favorites. As such, I immediately became interested in this new recording. We get to enjoy the following compositions conducted by Ivan Fischer. Borodin: Prince …