July 2016: DVD of the Month
Two world-class pianists who died during the 1990’s are the subject of my DVD of the Month for July, 2016. They are Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Sviatoslav Richter. What can I say? When you are …
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June DVD of the Month: Harnoncourt Conducts Mozart
The three Mozart operas on this DVD are my great favorites. This recording also serves as a way to remember the conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who died a few months ago. The title of this DVD …
May DVD of the Month: Bernstein’s Influence
I remember the 1950’s, when Leonard Bernstein was one of the major musicians on the music scene. He had burst into the public view when the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter, became …
Mahler: DVD of the Month for April, 2016
My first connection with the music of Gustav Mahler was about 40 years ago, when I was a member of the Minneapolis Civic Symphony Orchestra, and we prepared Mahler’s First Symphony for one of our …
Chopin is the DVD of the Month
Composer Frederic Chopin was born on March 1, 1810. I love his music, and I also greatly admire the performer on this recording, pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. My personal preference is for diversity in music. …