Recordings Archive

The Hagen Quartet performs Brahms’ String Quintets Op. 88 and Op. 111 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) composed four chamber music quintets. The first of these is for strings and piano, and the last is for strings …

Hagen plays Schubert The Hagen String quartet is one of my favorite chamber groups. It was formed many years ago by 3 Austrian siblings: The first violinist, Lucas Hagen; the cello player, Clemens Hagen; and …

Radu Lupu plays Schumann There are two specific reasons why I like this CD: Schumann was one amazing composer! He died at age 42, and he left us a collection of wonderful music that includes …

I always am on the lookout for new DVD’s and CD’s of terrific young artists. Periodically, however, I listen again to old favorites, some of whom have died long ago. Such was the case last …

Barbara Bonney, Soprano, with Malcolm Martineau, Piano, performing: 1.  Dichterliebe by Robert Schumann 2.  Scandinavian Songs by several composers When I was about 15 years old and living in New York, my father purchased an …