Conductors Archive

Stravinsky: Pétrouchka & Le Sacre du Printemps Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version) The Rite of Spring Performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor On this CD, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under its music director …

Barenboim performs Beethoven Concerti It was with some anticipation that I listened to this DVD last night. And… While the overall performance was satisfactory, other factors prevented my full enjoyment. Acoustics are vital when it …

Bernstein’s Ravel The second movement of Maurice Ravel’s piano concerto in G is one of my great favorites. And that’s no surprise, because it contains such deep emotional musical expression. I had previously always been …

Mozart: Night Music These selections are well-known compositions, and enjoyable to hear once again. Performed by The English Concert; Andrew Manze, conducting “I don’t know of any performances that can match these for freshness, exhilaration …

Top Ten orchestral conductors Here are my personal rankings of the TOP TEN orchestra conductors. Yes… this is a very controversial topic; however, I will state these rankings based on my own studies of these …