Conductors Archive

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 …

Great American Showpieces Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin Bernstein: Dance Episodes (3) from ‘On …

Ravel: Boléro, and more French composer Maurice Ravel was a magnificent orchestrator. He was the one who composed the orchestral version of Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, which was originally scored for piano solo. …

Carnegie Hall Concert today! The MET Orchestra, under conductor James Levine represents the very best in music making. They are giving a concert this afternoon that I’d love to attend: Performers: The MET Orchestra James …

Julia Fischer: Poème Julia Fischer’s performance of the Mozart violin concerti was covered earlier in this blog. Now we have her new CD comprised of four substantial pieces: Chausson: Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. …