World Orchestra for Peace: Mahler Fourth and Fifth When I first got ready to listen to this DVD, I will admit to some biases: I asked myself whether a Russian conductor who likely is terrific …
Louis Lortie plays Chopin: Volume 2 This is Volume 2 in a series of solo piano works by Chopin, played by the French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie My sense is that Louis Lortie is one of …
Great Sopranos This recording represents an amazing collection of songs, arias, Lieder, and vocal sections of many different musical works. The point here is to present these amazing singers, and for us to experience the …
Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos! Richard Strauss was married to a singer; and he produced some of the most amazing music for the Soprano voice. This music is well-known not only in many of …
Michael Collins: British Clarinet Sonatas This CD is Volume 1 in a new series of British Clarinet Sonatas, featuring clarinetist Michael Collins in works by Bax, Bliss, Howells, Ireland, and Stanford. He is accompanied by …