Recordings Archive

Gould plays Schumann! I listened to this recording again today; it was made in 1968, so that’s more than 40 years ago! On occasion, a recording is of historical significance, and it is appropriate to …

Brendel’s excellence! Alfred Brendel retired in 2008, after a long and meaningful career as a concert pianist. I have particularly enjoyed his interpretations of Franz Schubert. Perhaps he had a way, as a fellow Austrian, …

Mahler’s 3rd Symphony When Gustav Mahler first wrote the Symphony #3 around 1890, he provided descriptive titles for each of the movements, and these were taken directly from Nature. It is clear that Mahler was …

Faure Piano Quintets, numbers 1 and 2. Original Release Date: December 20, 2009 Performed by the Schubert Ensemble Gabriel Fauré was a pupil of Camille Saint-Saens, and he served as organist at various Paris churches, …

In 2009, Sony brought out the complete recordings of one of the greatest pianist ever, Vladimir Horowitz. Now the Guardian site has an interesting article on this by Andrew Clements. To read this article, go …