Solti’s birthday
Solti: Journey of a lifetime Celebrating the 100th birthday of Sir Georg Solti This fantastic documentary, from the director of the very successful DVD “Carlos Kleiber – I am lost to the world”, celebrates the …
Conductors Archive
Comparing performances
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Le Sacre du printemps The 29th of May, 2013 marks the 100th Anniversary of the legendary premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s …
Fischer’s Mozart
Mozart – Symphonies Volume 9 This is the latest in the acclaimed series of the complete symphonies by W.A. Mozart, recorded by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and their well-known chief conductor Adam Fischer. On …
Berlin Philharmonic Archives
Berlin Philharmonic Archives I am a real fan of the Berlin Philharmonic (BPO) Digital Concert Hall! There are still 3 days before the BPO season opens, so I clicked on the “archives” tab at their …
Fischer’s Mahler
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major ‘Titan’ I have written before about Mahler’s symphony #1. When I was a member of the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, I performed this music and that’s when I learned …