Recordings Archive

Angelika! Some of you surely know that Johannes Brahms began his career in music as a singer’s coach and piano accompanist. He also conducted choruses; his ultimate contributions as a composer came somewhat later, with …

Elgar: Symphony #1! Years ago, my own “repertoire” of Elgar’s music with which I was familiar consisted of his Cello Concerto, and his Violin Concerto. I enjoyed both of these, because I also loved the …

Bartok Viola Concerto! As I get older, I have begun to explore more of Bartok’s work, and I like it. While I still have difficulties with some of the string quartets, I found that I …

Gian Carlo Menotti! There are quite a few composers who have become famous for mostly one work. Examples are:  Ferde Grofe, for his Grand Canyon Suite  Georges Bizet, for the Opera, Carmen  …

Berg and Mozart! This CD clearly got my attention because of the interesting pairing of composers. Yet… they had something in common, although their music was written more than 200 years apart… It turns out …