Mozart by the late MacKerras! This was Sir Charles Mackerras’s final recording… He died on July 14, 2010. While he was born in Schenectady, New York, the family moved to Australia when Charles was 3 …
Arcadi Volodos! Just today I heard this marvelous Russian pianist perform the Ravel “Valses Nobles et Sentimentales”. I really enjoyed it, and I admired the excellent mood that the pianist was able to convey with …
Barbara Bonney! This CD, titled “Schubert Lieder” will be released on August 3, 2010 in Britain on the Apex label. There were many earlier Schubert recordings by Ms. Bonney; a similar one in 1995. I …
2009 Salzburg Festival! The Salzburg Festival, for many years regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is by tradition a high-profile event for which tickets are really hard to get without good “connections” and …
Shostakovich Trios! The Piano Trio number 1, Op. 8 in C Minor was composed in 1923 when Shostakovich was 17 years old and still a student at the Petrograd Conservatory. Shostakovich tried to avoid the …