Alina’s Ravel
Alina Ibragimova In November, 2010, and again in April, 2011, I wrote about violinist Alina Ibragimova, performing the sonatas of Beethoven. Now… we take a giant leap forward in time to hear her in the …
Recordings Archive
Mahler 9th
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev The final release in Valery Gergiev’s acclaimed Mahler cycle features the composer’s Symphony No 9, recorded at the …
Netrebko’s voice
Anna Netrebko: Live at the Metropolitan Opera Bellini: O rendetemi la speme…Qui la voce sua soave…Son vergin vezzosa (from I Puritani) Donizetti: La morale in tutto questo (from Don Pasquale) Il dolce suono mi colpì …
Aimard’s Ravel
Ravel’s piano music Early this morning, I listened carefully again to the second movement of the concerto in G by French composer Maurice Ravel. I found that this music is really astounding: It helped me …
Joyce’s Barber…
Joyce’s Barber… Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia The performers are: Juan Diego Florez (Count Almaviva), Joyce DiDonato (Rosina), Pietro Spagnoli (Figaro), Alessandro Corbelli (Doctor Bartolo), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basilio), Jennifer Rhys-Davies (Berta), Changhan Lim (Fiorello), …