Recordings Archive

Puccini: Tosca Angela Gheorghiu is known for her beautiful voice and her stage presence that dazzles when she’s cast in operatic roles. Here she’s seen in her role as Tosca, at the Royal Opera House …

Alessio Bax plays Brahms Alessio Bax, the Italian-born pianist, gives us a piano recital on this CD in which he surveys highlights of Johannes Brahms’ pianistic compositions. Mr. Bax charts Brahms’ development from the early …

Mendelssohn, Schumann & Jadassohn: Piano Quartets A lot of Germany’s 19th century musical history can be attributed to the three composers on this CD: Certainly Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms immediately come to mind; but composer …

This is Glenn Gould Story of a Genius Glenn Gould died on October 4, 1982. As part of the 30th anniversary of his death at age 50, music lovers have come to see many new …

Prokofiev: The 2 Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher, a former student of Anne-Sophie Mutter’s, has established a high-profile musical career. An additional strong attraction for me on this CD is Vasily Petrenko, the excellent Russian conductor …