Composer Remembered… Before he was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, Marcel Tyberg gave all of his musical scores to one of his piano students. Mr. Tyberg was 1/16 Jewish, but sensed what …
Shostakovich concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings, OP.35 Martha Argerich hasn’t been doing many solo recitals in the US. It seems like she does appear in some European festivals, but for me, a live performance …
Johannes Brahms: • Handel Variations Op 24; Rhapsodies Op 79; Piano Pieces Op.118 & 119 Brahms’ shorter piano compositions are among the amazing miracles that he produced. For me these melodies bring back the memories …
Mutter’s Interview! Many of you already know of my great admiration for Anne-Sophie Mutter’s interpretations of the great classical concerto literature, such as the Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and other violin concerti. On this CD, however, …
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko, conductor Just released 11/16/2010 by Naxos The tenth symphony is one of Shostakovich’s finest works, and many great performances have …