Beethoven for the Holidays
Folks who enjoy classical music have their great favorites. For me, it is the music of Bach, Brahms, Mahler, Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven. No… not necessarily in the order; it depends on my mood… Now …
Recordings Archive
Kreisler Collection
At my Blog today is an interesting new recording titled: Kreisler: The Complete Original Works for Violin and Piano Fritz Kreisler is considered among the greatest virtuosos of 20th century violin playing, and this recording …
Magnificent Martha
Have you ever visited Lugano, in Switzerland? What a marvelous place that marries Nature, Music, and Art. Pianist Martha Argerich participates in an annual music festival there, and we get to enjoy recordings of these …
Oistrakh Plays Bach and Vivaldi
David Oistrakh has always been one of my great favorites. I do have to say that today more and more violinists enter that list with my great admiration. Here is a recording that will illustrate …
Dudamel Conducts Mussorgsky
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel celebrates ten years of being a recording artist at Deutschland Gramophone with this new recording of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel A Night on …