Recordings Archive

  Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninoff transcriptions. I attended a concert by Vadym Kholodenko in Carmel, California, shortly after he won the gold medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano competition. Indeed, here was yet …

  Mutter’s Gems. I own a fairly large collection of classical recordings. At least one of these goes back to a gift that I received on my 13th birthday. The rest include many LP’s rescued …

  Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 3 This recording on the Mariinsky label presents two of Prokofiev’s most popular works: The Piano Concerto No 3, and the Symphony No 5. Denis Matsuev …

  Strauss and Mahler: Piano Quartets and Lieder Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler lived during the same time in Vienna. For that matter, since both composers were also conductors, each actually performed the other’s works. …

  Yundi – Emperor / Fantasie. German composer Robert Schumann was born 40 years after Beethoven’s birth. On this CD, we get an interesting combination of musical works: The Beethoven “Emperor” concerto for piano and …