Recordings Archive

Hilary Hahn performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, and Bernstein’s Serenade The Beethoven violin concerto is one of the three major concertos for that instrument, along with the Brahms and the Tchaikovsky masterpieces. Hilary Hahn presents a …

This is an amazing documentary and complete performance made 40 years ago, in 1969. I watched this DVD several times, because it has so much interesting content: Jacqueline duPre was a terrific British Cellist, and …

Alfred Brendel performs Schubert Franz Schubert has been one of my favorite composers for many years. Of course, the magnificent melodies that are part of his sonatas, symphonies, songs and chamber music are well documented. …

Emanuel Ax performs Brahms For many reasons I have great admiration for Johannes Brahms. I have recently re-read his biography, and I continue to learn more fascinating things about this great man. After all, here’s …

Roger Norrington conducts Beethoven Symphony #3 While this recording is not recent, I heard it the other day, and the performance *really* got my attention. Here were the London Chamber Players under Norrington’s direction, and …