La Boheme! Starring Anna Netrebko (soprano) & Rolando Villazón (tenor) with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy, conductor. I remember my last trip to New York in 2006. My purpose was to “overdose …
There are times when I like to listen to shorter selections of music. And there are other times when I am in the mood for a Brahms symphony, or a Mahler work that can be …
One of Leonard Bernstein’s most unique capabilities was his ability to perform and compose American music. And Samuel Barber’s violin concerto represents a wonderful vehicle for Bernstein’s performance expertise. Samuel Barber was born in 1910 …
Biss Performs Schubert! I have loved the music of Schubert for more than 60 years. In particular, I have enjoyed his great chamber music, many of his 600 songs, his symphonies, his sonatas for violin …
The Brahms Piano Quintet Op. 34 is one of my favorite pieces in the chamber music repertoire. I reviewed it earlier in this Blog, as interpreted by Glenn Gould, with the Julliard Quartet in an …