In Memory…
Brahms: “Ein Deutsches Requiem”, Op. 45 Johannes Brahms wrote the Requiem in memory of his mother. Brahms’ contemporaries, including his close friend, Clara Schumann, were moved by the score and were enthusiastic about …
Conductors Archive
Orchestra Mozart.
The Orchestra: Claudio Abbado and the musicians of the Mozart Orchestra. This film was created by following the life of a group of orchestral musicians during their tour around Europe. The Mozart Orchestra was …
Bruckner’s Music.
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim conducting. I still have difficulty connecting with Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. Whenever I make a serious effort to listen …
Chailly’s Serenades.
Johannes Brahms: The Two Serenades. Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16 Performed by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly conducting. A few days ago, …
Menuhin as a Student.
Musicians as Students. I have many “Hero’s” in the music arena: Johannes Brahms, Leonard Bernstein, Yehudi Menuhin (and his mother), Gustav Mahler, Mozart, Evgeny Kissin. Yesterday I attempted to purchase the photo of …