Recordings Archive

String Quartets: Shostakovich and Beethoven I have loved many of Beethoven’s quartets over the years. The series of three quartets dedicated to Count Rasumovsky are among my favorites. And it is left for a future …

The Violins of Cremona When I heard about this DVD, I had to have it. I had to listen to it. Why, you ask? Any passionate violinist knows that he city of Cremona, Italy, is …

Emanuel Ax: Variations Considered to be one of the best concert pianists of our time, Grammy Award winning American pianist Emanuel Ax (b.1949) released this new CD, featuring three works he has never recorded before. …

Johannes Brahms: Symphonies numbers 1-4 Performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Paavo Berglund This 3 CD-album features the four Symphonies by Johannes Brahms, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, under Paavo …

Pierre Boulez conducts music by Mahler and Alban Berg These performances were recorded live at the opening concert of the prestigious Salzburg Festival in 2011. The music was a tribute to Gustav Mahler, and it …