Recordings Archive

Happy Birthday, Giacomo December 22nd is the birthday of Giacomo Puccini; he was born in 1858. This DVD is a recording of the performance of La Boheme at the Met on April 5, 2008 which …

Steve Reich’s “2×5”! In his composition ‘2×5,’ Steve Reich explores the use of rock instrumentation. Scored for two sets of five instruments (hence ‘2×5’), this 21-minute piece calls for a total of ten musicians: four …

Shostakovich’s Cello works! • Cello concerto # 1 and Cello Sonata On this recording, Han-Na Chang gives two very musical, passionate, and well-thought out interpretations of these two works. She plays with great virtuosity, amazing …

Music of Philip Glass and more… On this CD, we hear a recital by Maria Bachmann which features the world premiere recording of Philip Glass’ Sonata for Violin and Piano (2008) which was written for …

Pražák Quartet plays Schoenberg! Scherzo for String Quartet in F major (1897) Presto in C major for string quartet Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 with Jaromír Klepac (piano) String Quartet No. …