Music for Clarinet!
Gerald Finzi: Bagatelles for Clarinet I have always enjoyed the clarinet as either a solo instrument, and as a very important member of the orchestral family. Just think of what Beethoven and Mozart did in …
Recordings Archive
Elgar’s Serenade for Strings
Elgar’s Serenade for Strings! Previously in this blog, I have mentioned that I have become a great fan of Sir Edward Elgar. Certainly I enjoy many of his compositions, including the Violin Concerto, the Cello …
Kim Kashkashian’s Viola
Kim Kashkashian’s Viola In my next life, I will learn to play the Viola! I love the deep, dark sound of this instrument, and there are a goodly number of fine masterworks written for this …
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto We have several Music Masters to celebrate on this DVD: At the core is, of course, W. A. Mozart who composed this masterpiece in 1791 near the end of his short life …
Znaider’s Korngold & Brahms
While Nikolaj Znaider is not yet a “household name”, my sense is that the way he performs the Brahms and the Korngold concertos for violin on this CD, may well get him to that position. …